Objectives

Many remote sites exist and depend on stand-alone power system. The system under study is constituted by a photovoltaïc field, an electrolyser, a fuel cell and gas storage systems. The primary source is the sun (and water), the produced energy is electricity and heat and the system is intended to be a future competitor of hybrid PV / Diesel systems, both from an environmental point of view (low noise and zero emission) as from an operational cost point of view.

The main objective of the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of this system, based on the renewable energy. The investigations will allow to determine the optimal size and design of the components, the best adapted fuel and feeding process and the best way to manage the energy streams. The system has to be performing, reliable, easy to handle and safely constructed. The development of simulation tools will help to chose the design and the management, at first, of the pilot systems and in term, of each power system to be built in a remote site.