(86m) A Novel Integration of Solar Chimney Power Plant with Wind Farm for Green Hydrogen and Distilled Water Production

Jordan, like the rest of the globe, is working on securing its energy needs to satisfy the growing energy demands. Jordan is a hot and dry country with long, hot, dry summers and short cool winters. However, it is considered a sunny country with an average of 310 sunny days a year with high radiation capabilities between 4 to 8 kWh/, placing it among the top countries in the region to profit from this renewable source. According to NEPCO'S 2020 report, the total available capacity in Jordan is 5.424 GW. The available power is 4 GW for conventional energy and 1.424 GW for renewables. Aqaba has a high radiation capability. Also, its climate is considered a desert climate because there is barely any rainfall. As a result, the average temperature in Aqaba is 22.1°C. The necessity for using renewable energy has led to the development of numerous renewable energy technologies that can be applied to various purposes; one of these technologies is Solar Chimney Power Plant (SCPP). Solar Chimneys are passive solar heating and cooling systems used to control the building's temperature while also providing ventilation. Although SCPP is one of the most promising technologies, it has great potential for harnessing solar energy. Therefore, this technology is suitable in Aqaba due to its high solar radiation. This work focuses on integrating the conventional solar chimney power plant (SCPP) with a wind farm. The integration aims to boost the production of green hydrogen and distilled water. The proposed integration was modeled after the wind farm located in the city of Al-Tafilah, Jordan. The SCPP was fitted with a seawater pool at the base. Furthermore, an electrolyzer was impeded in the seawater pool. The combined electricity production from the wind farm and the SCPP not only provides green power to the electrical grid but also provides power for the electrolyzer for generating green hydrogen. Additionally, the SCPP provides distilled water during the day due to condensation of the moist air at the chimney's inner walls. The results show that the integrated system can generate a combined 69311.86508 MWh of electrical energy and 68.3448 tons of distilled water annually. Furthermore, the results also showed that the system could produce 7593.87 tons of green hydrogen and 60750.9 tons of oxygen annually. Future work includes developing a control algorithm to optimize the efficiency of the integration.