Abstract: Green hydrogen, produced through water electrolysis powered by renewable energy, is emerging as a cornerstone of low-carbon energy systems. This paper develops a simulation framework that integrates solar and wind variability, electrolyzer operational constraints, cost modeling, and carbon accounting. In a baseline 100 MW case with mixed solar–wind input, the system achieves a proxy LCOH of $2/kg and net abatement of 0.5 Mt CO2 over 26 years....
Keywords: Green Hydrogen; Renewable Energy; Energy Geotechnics; Simulation Modeling; Sensitivity Analysis
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