The objective of this project is to develop an electricity generation system that has zero CO2 emissions (as well as zero emissions of any other type of gases). The proposed prototype system will generate electricity from renewable sources (mainly wind energy) and at the same time it will avoid all the problems associated with electricity generation from wind energy such as the variability of the wind, harmonics in the power system, and system stability problems. Due to the novel configuration proposed in this project, the electric energy out of this system will be clean, green, and regulated.

The research team will be developing and testing a small-scale grid-connected prototype system that will supply an output power of 50 kW. The prototype system will be extensively tested under different operating conditions to examine the response of the renewable sources, the interaction with the fuel cells, and the smooth operation of the dc to ac conversion. The research team will perform long term testing in different seasons and under different weather conditions.

The results obtained from the setup and operation of the prototype system will indicate whether the proposed method can be implemented for large scale electricity generation from renewable sources with (a) zero CO2 emissions and (b) constant, regulated power output. Therefore, the results of this project will be critical to determine if large scale wind generation (preferably using the proposed novel technology) can be installed in Cyprus.