HOMER based hydrogen fuel cell system design for irrigation in Bangladesh

A research is presented to show the technical and economic benefit of hydrogen storage base irrigation system in agriculture. In this paper, water is used as a sustainable and clean source for hydrogen production. The proposed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Irrigation System is considered for DC water pump. The system design is optimized in Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER) on the basis of seasonal load and present cost of the components. The result shows that the proposed efficient and cost effective hydrogen fuel cell irrigation system produces electricity utilizing solar power reducing loss of conversion. Moreover, hydrogen storage is included over battery to make technical development and is required less maintenance considering environmental and economical issues.