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 Prof. John W. Sheffield Purdue University, USA |
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| Title: Hybrid Solar PV - Hydrogen Microgrids for Remote Locations | |
| Abstract: Remote solar PV microgrid and nanogrids utilizing hybrid electric energy storage and hydrogen energy storage systems can provide solutions for off-grid electric power. Options for system integration includes PEM fuel cells and/or compression ignition internal combustion gensets. These integrated systems are known as Power-to-Hydrogen-to-Power (P2H2P) systems. Numerous studies have evaluated optimal system performance and sensitivity analyses using HOMER Pro software. Possible feasible combinations will be discussed, based on the given constraints and inputs, and based on their capital expenditures, operating expenditures, net present cost and cost of energy. | |
| Biography: Dr. John W. Sheffield joined Purdue University in 2015. He also holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He has a broad base of experience in energy technologies. He has served as one of the founding associate directors at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization - International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (UNIDO-ICHET) during their first two years of operation in 2005-2006. For more than forty years, he has served as an editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. In August 2014, he completed a two-year assignment as a principal consultant at DNV GL - Energy supporting the evaluation, measurement and verification of energy efficiency programs. In 2019, he became the President of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy, having previously served as the Executive Vice President. He has also served as a part-time Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China working with the School of Energy and Power Engineering on hydrogen energy technologies and teaching in the annual International Summer School offered by the State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering. Recently, he was appointed a member of the Advisory Board of the "H2 JRP - Hydrogen Joint Research Platform" for 2022-2024. In April 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award from Purdue University. | |
