11-Month Update

Hydrogen from Small Wind Turbines

System Design

Nebraska Electrical Source

Water

ElectrolyzerLoad Application

H2 Storage

◊Wind

◊Underground◊Rivers & Streams◊Stored Rainfall◊Condensers◊Ice

◊Compressed◊Liquefied◊Metal Hydrides?

H2

• Turbine nacelle used for new high-efficiency converter for directly powering electrolyzer.

• One of the curved turbine blades standing next to the nacelle (generator and converter)– The blade curvature

is to limit noise as the blade sweeps past the tower.

• Close-up view of nacelle with generator exposed (spoked wheel) and soon-to-be removed existing power converter (behind dangling blue wires)

• Aerial view of turbine installation site at Roger’s Memorial Farm.

• 45’ Monopole delivered to farm site.– Awaiting foundation pouring and utility hook-up

• The Skystream turbine installed (this turbine at the National Wind Technology Center, NWTC)

The UNL installed turbine will look exactly as this.