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A Spatial Analysis of the Wind and Hydrogen Production in the Black Sea Basin

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  • Alexandra Ionelia Manolache

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania)

  • Florin Onea

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania)

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The aim of the present work is to assess the wind and hydrogen production capacity of the Black Sea basin from a spatial point of view, by using reanalysis data that covers a 10-year interval (2015–2024). Based on the ERA5 data it was possible to highlight the general distribution of the wind resources at 100 m height, with more consistent resources being noticed in the region of the Azov Sea or in the north-western sector of the Black Sea, where average values of 8.3 m/s are expected. Taking into account that at this moment in the Black Sea area there are no operational offshore wind farms, several generators ranging from 3 to 15 MW were considered for assessment. In this case, from a single turbine, we can expect values in the range of 11.04 GWh (3 MW system) and 89 GWh (15 MW system), respectively. As a next step, the electricity generated from each wind turbine was used to highlight the hydrogen production of several electrolysers systems (or PEMs). The equivalent number of PEMs was identified, and in some cases it was noticed that some devices will not reach their full capacity, while for smaller PEMs a single 10 MW wind turbine could support the operation of almost four modules. Regarding hydrogen output, a maximum of 1560 tons/year can be expected from the PEMs connected to a 15 MW wind turbine.

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  • Alexandra Ionelia Manolache & Florin Onea, 2025. "A Spatial Analysis of the Wind and Hydrogen Production in the Black Sea Basin," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-18, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:11:p:2936-:d:1671034
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