A system and method by which energy from ocean waves is converted into hydrogen, and that hydrogen is used to manifest electrical and mechanical energies by an energy consuming device. A portion of the generated electrical power is communicated to water electrolyzers which produce oxygen and hydrogen from water as gases. At least a portion of the generated hydrogen gas is transferred to a transportation ship via a hose-carrying, remotely operated (or otherwise unmanned) vehicle, and subsequently transferred to an energy-consuming module or infrastructure, where a portion of the hydrogen is consumed in order to manifest a generation of electrical energy, a mechanical motion, and/or a chemical reaction.

A system in a water body uses buoyant force of gaseous Hydrogen and Oxygen to generate electrical power with one or more turbines that includes power resulting from the buoyant force while transporting the Hydrogen or Oxygen to a higher elevation, without loss of electrons, for conversion to electricity at the higher elevation. Conversion of Hydrogen and Oxygen to water through a Hydrogen Fuel Cell or by burning at the higher elevation may generate additional steam power, hydropower, or purified water. Portable submersible modules may transport the system below or above the water to and from the base of a plumbing portion of the system. The amount of gaseous fuel energy available at the higher elevation is not detrimentally impacted by the generation of electricity by the turbine.

This invention relates to an arrangement to optimize the production of hydrogen, the arrangement comprising at least a solar energy unit (12) and a wave and/or tidal energy recovery system (2), which are arranged to produce renewable energy, a water purification unit (5) and an electrolysis unit (9), which is arranged to produce hydrogen from pure water produced by the water purification unit (5), and the electrolysis unit (9) and the water purification unit (5) are powered by the renewable energy produced by the solar energy unit (12) and the wave and/or tidal energy recovery system (2). The arrangement comprises a buffer unit (6), into which pure water is supplied from the water purification unit (5) during periods when the production of the renewable energy exceeds the need of energy of the electrolysis unit (9).

A wind turbine comprising at least two separate units assembled to form a nacelle connected to a wind turbine tower. A first of said two units houses a rotor-supporting assembly and a generator. To enable a large degree of flexibility and the ability to reconfigure, a second of said two units houses an electrolysis cell stack powered by the generator.

A system in a water body uses buoyant force of gaseous Hydrogen and Oxygen to generate electrical power with one or more turbines that includes power resulting from the buoyant force while transporting the Hydrogen or Oxygen to a higher elevation, without loss of electrons, for conversion to electricity at the higher elevation. Conversion of Hydrogen and Oxygen to water through a Hydrogen Fuel Cell or by burning at the higher elevation may generate additional steam power, hydropower, or purified water. Portable submersible modules may transport the system below or above the water to and from the base of a plumbing portion of the system. The amount of gaseous fuel energy available at the higher elevation is not detrimentally impacted by the generation of electricity by the turbine.

A wind farm is provided including a plurality of wind turbines, each wind turbine including a generator, a nacelle, and a tower supporting the nacelle. Each of at least two of the wind turbines further includes an electrolytic unit electrically coupled to the generator of the wind turbine for producing hydrogen and a hydrogen output for transporting the produced hydrogen out of the wind turbine. Each hydrogen output is connected to a manifold by a manifold input, wherein the manifold is arranged above sea level and includes a first manifold output configured to be connected to a first hydrogen pipeline for transporting the hydrogen produced by the wind farm out of the wind farm.

A wind turbine system comprises a vessel; a wind turbine mounted to the vessel, the wind turbine comprising rotor blades configured to convert an airstream to rotational shaft power, and an electrical generator configured to convert the rotational shaft power to electrical power; a hydrogen production system configured to be powered by the electrical generator; a propulsion system configured to propel the vessel via power from the electrical generator; and a steering system to control orientation of the vessel relative to the water and the airstream. A method of producing hydrogen comprises floating a vessel in open sea in areas of wind; rotating a wind turbine with the wind to produce electrical energy; synthesizing hydrogen gas from seawater utilizing the electrical energy from the wind turbine; storing the hydrogen gas in a storage system transported by the vessel; and offloading the hydrogen from the storage system.

A system and method by which energy from ocean waves is converted into hydrogen, and that hydrogen is used to manifest electrical and mechanical energies by an energy consuming device. A portion of the generated electrical power is communicated to water electrolyzers which produce oxygen and hydrogen from water as gases. At least a portion of the generated hydrogen gas is transferred to a transportation ship via a hose-carrying, remotely operated (or otherwise unmanned) vehicle, and subsequently transferred to an energy-consuming module or infrastructure, where a portion of the hydrogen is consumed in order to manifest a generation of electrical energy, a mechanical motion, and/or a chemical reaction.

A method, system, and apparatus for managing variable, multi-phase on-site electric power and fluid conversion to output fuel and energy for providing customizable management for processing hydrogen-based fuels. In particular, the method, system and apparatus provide for automated feedback and control, directing inputs for conversion including electrolysis to create fuel products including gaseous hydrogen and liquid hydrogen to be used in clean-fuel vehicles onsite or transported to be used for vehicle delivery, according to settings or system parameters to meet demand quickly and efficiently for various products while making adjustments in real time.

A system (100) for producing electricity from wind energy is provided. The system comprises a balloon (110) configured for inflation with a buoyant gas. The system further comprises at least one turbine-generator system (120) coupled to the balloon, comprising a turbine and generator. The turbine is configured to rotate when subjected to an external airflow. The generator is coupled to the turbine and is configured to convert rotation of the turbine into electricity. The system further comprises an electrical storage system (230) for storing the generated electricity.