Research of the hydrogen storage system with photovoltaic panels

Abstract

The fuel cells laboratory at the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava have recently finished the realisation of the laboratory energetic system for storage of electric power from renewable energy source (RES). This system comprises of two parts. The first part of the system consists of hydrogen production using the electric power from photovoltaic panels and its storage in vessels. The other part of the system uses hydrogen fuel cells to transform the energy from hydrogen into electric power. The researched storage system should works especially in synergy with unreliable renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic and wind power plants. Those use the renewable source that gains ground quickly not only in the Czech Republic.