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High-resolution AI-based Forecasting and Techno-economic Assessment of Green Hydrogen Production from a Hybrid PV/Wind System at the Regional Scale
Oct 2025
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This study presents a comprehensive framework that integrates high-resolution energy forecasting and technoeconomic modeling to assess green hydrogen production potential in Flanders Belgium. Using 15-min interval data from the Elia Group four deep learning models (LSTM BiLSTM GRU and CNN-LSTM) were developed to forecast regional photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind energy generation. These forecasts informed the estimation of hydrogen yields and the evaluation of the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) under different configurations. Results show that wind-powered hydrogen production achieves the lowest LCOH (6.63 €/kg) due to higher annual operating hours. Among electrolysis technologies alkaline electrolysis (AEL) offers the lowest cost while proton exchange membrane (PEMEL) provides greater flexibility for intermittent power sources. The hybrid PVwind system demonstrated seasonal complementarity increasing annual hydrogen yield and improving production stability. The proposed framework supports regional planning and highlights strategic investment opportunities for cost-effective green hydrogen deployment.
Mapping Green Hydrogen Research in North Africa: A Bibliometric Approach for Strategic Foresight
Oct 2025
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This bibliometric analysis aims to map the evolution disciplinary structure and collaboration dynamics of green hydrogen (GH) research in North Africa from 2019 to 2025. Drawing on a corpus of ~39000 global publications indexed in Scopus and analysed through SciVal we isolate and examine the contributions of Egypt Morocco Algeria Tunisia and Libya. Egypt leads the region with 842 publications and a field-weighted citation impact of 2.42 followed by Morocco (232 Pubs. FWCI 2.30) and Algeria (184 Pubs. FWCI 1.65). Notably Tunisia exhibits the highest growth factor (41 times since 2019) while Libya remains marginal with only 18 publications in the GH field. The region is well represented in Energy and Environmental fields but is underrepresented in trendy areas such as Materials and Chemical Engineering highlighting critical gaps in consistency sophistication and technical infrastructure. While international collaboration exceeds 69% for most countries it rarely translates into a high impact compared to the global average. Conversely the limited industrial collaboration shows the highest citation impact (e.g. Tunisia: 68 citations/publications). A thematic analysis reveals shared strengths in electrolytic hydrogen production and renewable energy integration with Egypt showing diversification into microalgae and nanocomposites and Morocco excelling in techno-economic assessments and ammonia-based systems. By revealing patterns in research quality collaboration and thematic positioning this study offers evidence-based insights to inform national science strategies enhance regional cooperation and position North Africa more strategically in the emerging global green hydrogen economy.
Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Parametric Optimization of Hydrogen Adsorption in Stationary Hydrogen Tanks
Nov 2025
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This study investigates hydrogen storage enhancement through adsorption in porous materials by coupling the Dubinin–Astakhov (D-A) adsorption model with H2 conservation equations (mass momentum and energy). The resulting system of partial differential equations (PDEs) was solved numerically using the finite element method (FEM). Experimental work using activated carbon as an adsorbent was carried out to validate the model. The comparison showed good agreement in terms of temperature distribution average pressure of the system and the amount of adsorbed hydrogen (H2). Further simulations with different adsorbents indicated that compact metal–organic framework 5 (MOF-5) is the most effective material in terms of H2 adsorption. Additionally the pair (273 K 800 s) remains the optimal combination of injection temperature and time. The findings underscore the prospective advantages of optimized MOF-5-based systems for enhanced hydrogen storage. These systems offer increased capacity and safety compared to traditional adsorbents. Subsequent research should investigate multi-objective optimization of material properties and system geometry along with evaluating dynamic cycling performance in practical operating conditions. Additionally experimental validation on MOF-5-based storage prototypes would further reinforce the model’s predictive capabilities for industrial applications.
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