US 12,292,034 B2
Offshore wind turbine system for the large scale production of hydrogen
Kevin Gary Kinsella, Cheshire (GB)
Assigned to Environmental Resources Management Ltd., London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/292,085
Filed by ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LTD., London (GB)
PCT Filed Nov. 9, 2018, PCT No. PCT/GB2018/053251
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/095012, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0404439 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. F03D 9/19 (2016.01); C25B 1/04 (2021.01); C25B 9/65 (2021.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 9/19 (2016.05) [C25B 1/04 (2013.01); C25B 9/65 (2021.01); C25B 15/085 (2021.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.05); F05B 2220/61 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An offshore wind turbine system for the production of hydrogen from seawater, the system comprising:
a floating tower structure that supports a wind turbine generator;
a seawater lift pump;
a desalination unit;
an electrolysis unit disposed upon an exterior of a tower portion of the floating tower structure; and
an export riser;
wherein the lift pump, desalination unit, and electrolysis unit are powered by the wind turbine generator, with the lift pump configured to supply seawater to the desalination unit and the desalination unit configured to supply desalinated seawater to the electrolysis unit;
wherein the electrolysis unit is configured to provide hydrogen generated from electrolytically split, desalinated seawater to the export riser for delivery to a manifold or pipeline; and
wherein the lift pump and the desalination unit are disposed within the interior of the tower portion.