Abstract
The unconventional energy sources like hydrogen energy have tremendous potential of filling the gap between economic growth and clean energy consumption. A little intention has been made in this regard in the developing economies like Pakistan. This study develops a fusibility analysis to highlight the potential of hydrogen energy source in Pakistan. For this purpose, this study used a hybrid mathematical model that combines the range of wind speed with the log law to push wind power’s potential to generate wind hydrogen in Pakistan. The study results indicate that Pakistan has an excellent source to generate hydrogen energy through wind power stations. According to the outcomes, Nooriabad can produce 303.66 million RE/kWh per year through wind energy sources. According to the results, the rest of the seven wind generation sites also can generate enough hydrogen energy. This study also concluded that hydrogen energy has enough sources to meet the demand for light-duty vehicles in Pakistan.
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This research paper is contributed by the abovementioned authors in the following way: the conceptualization is done by Qaiser Abbas and Jingyi Liu; the methodology is formed by Muhammad Mohsin; software and validation and formal analysis are performed by Farhat Rasul; investigation, resources, and data curation are performed by Nadeem Iqbal; writing—original draft preparation is done by Qaiser Abbas and Jingyi Liu; writing—review and editing, visualization, and supervision is done by Majed Alharthi.
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Liu, J., Abbas, Q., Alharthi, M. et al. Managerial policy and economic analysis of wind-generated renewable hydrogen for light-duty vehicles: Green solution of energy crises. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 10642–10653 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11018-1
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