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Vol 10 No 5 (2026): Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2026 | Pages: 766-770
International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology
OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 31-05-2026
The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) in modern power systems necessitates efficient energy storage solutions to mitigate intermittency and enhance grid reliability. This paper presents a comprehensive techno-economic analysis of an interconnected multi-microgrid (MMG) system integrated with hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) storage, alongside conventional battery energy storage systems (BESS), photovoltaic (PV) arrays, and wind turbine generators (WTG). A mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) framework is developed to minimize the total operational cost, encompassing fuel costs, degradation costs, grid import/export costs, and hydrogen production–consumption dynamics. The proposed energy management strategy (EMS) optimizes power dispatch among three interconnected microgrids over a 24-hour scheduling horizon under varying load and generation profiles. Simulation results obtained using MATLAB/YALMIP with the CPLEX solver demonstrate that the integration of hydrogen storage reduces total operating cost by approximately 18.7%, decreases grid dependency by 27.4%, and enhances renewable energy utilization to 91.3% compared to a baseline scenario without HFC storage. The findings establish hydrogen-based long-duration storage as a technically viable and economically competitive complement to battery storage in future low-carbon microgrid networks.
Multi-microgrid, hydrogen fuel cell, energy management system, mixed-integer linear programming, renewable energy, techno-economic analysis, battery energy storage.
Prashant Singh, Suresh Kumar Tandekar, Ajay Shyam Kunwar, & Naresh Sapate. (2026). Techno-Economic Analysis of Integrated Hydrogen Fuel Cell Storage Systems for Enhanced Renewable Energy Utilization in Interconnected Microgrids. International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, 10(5), 766-770.
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