Green hydrogen production from hybrid renewable energy systems: a techno-economic analysis in Rural India

Sonali Goel, Renu Sharma · 2026 · International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Summary. This study designs and evaluates a grid-connected solar-wind hybrid system for rural India that generates electricity and produces green hydrogen. The optimized system combines 25-kW solar panels, a 4-MW wind turbine, an electrolyzer, and storage components. The analysis shows the system achieves a levelized cost of hydrogen of $6.01/kg, breaks even in 10.26 years, and eliminates nearly 3.9 million kilograms of annual carbon emissions, demonstrating technical and economic feasibility for rural decarbonization.

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  title   = {Green hydrogen production from hybrid renewable energy systems: a techno-economic analysis in Rural India},
  author  = {Sonali Goel and Renu Sharma},
  journal = {International Journal of Sustainable Energy},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.1080/14786451.2026.2630464},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2026.2630464}
}

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DOI

10.1080/14786451.2026.2630464

Countries

India

Regions

Asia

Categories

energy, climate-and-environment, general-innovation

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2026-08-01