📋 Case Study
Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Hub: Hywind Tampen Integration
Intermittent power supply, marine corrosion, space-constrained platform layout
🏗️ Project Overview
Integration of 1.5 MW PEM electrolyzer with floating wind farm off Norway
🎯 Challenge
Intermittent power supply, marine corrosion, space-constrained platform layout
🔧 Design Approach
Modular skid-mounted PEM system with seawater-cooled thermal management; dynamic load-following control; IP66/NEMA 4X enclosures
📐 Key Calculations
Wind-Derived Load Factor
Actual H₂ Output / Theoretical Max Output
Result: 62%
Drives stack oversizing requirement
Corrosion Allowance Thickness
ISO 12944 C5-M coating + 1.5 mm SS cladding
Result: 2.8 mm
Ensures 25-year marine service life
📊 Results
92% grid-independent operation; 0.8 kg H₂/kWh LHV efficiency; certified ATEX Zone 1 compliant💡 Lessons Learned
- •Marine-grade materials non-negotiable
- •Dynamic ramp rates must match turbine inertia
- •Redundant cathodic protection required
✅ Key Takeaways
- 1Marine-grade materials non-negotiable
- 2Dynamic ramp rates must match turbine inertia
- 3Redundant cathodic protection required