A Multi-Time Scale Optimal Dispatch Strategy for Green Ammonia Production Using Wind–Solar Hydrogen Under Renewable Energy Fluctuations
This paper develops an optimal dispatch model for an integrated wind–solar hydrogen-to-ammonia system to address the mismatch between renewable-energy fluctuations and chemical production loads. The model incorporates renewable variability, electrolyzer dynamics, hydrogen-storage regulation, and ammonia-synthesis load constraints, and is solved using a multi-time-scale MILP framework. An efficiency-priority power allocation strategy is further introduced to account for performance differences among electrolyzers. Using real wind–solar output data, a 72-h case study compares three operational schemes: the Balanced Scheme, the Steady-State Scheme, and the Following Scheme. The proposed Balanced Scheme reduces renewable curtailment to 2.4%, lowers ammonia load fluctuations relative to the Following Scheme, and decreases electricity consumption per ton of ammonia by 19.4% compared with the Steady-State Scheme. These results demonstrate that the integrated dispatch model and electrolyzer-cluster control strategy enhance system flexibility, energy efficiency, and overall economic performance in renewable-powered ammonia production.
Authors
- Ge He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8134-7513)
- S. Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2785-1943)
- Xu Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1005-7401)
- Yong Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3106-7075)
- Feilong Rong
- Donglin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-894X)
- Jianpeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4518-9655)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- China Energy Engineering Corporation (China) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Energies
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en18246518
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17