Application of renewable and hydrogen energy in the Аrctic on the example of modernization of the energy system of the arctic settlement of Khatanga

The primary objective of this article is to assess the application of modern technologies for energy supply of facilities located in the Arctic zone. The main focus is on carbon-free energy technologies, including an energy storage system based on the hydrogen cycle. Hydrogen storage systems allow for long-term seasonal energy storage cycles from renewable sources, the seasonality of which is more pronounced for Arctic regions.

At the moment, there is a sufficient number of works devoted to the use of various carbon-free technologies in Arctic conditions, but all of them are devoted to work on energy supply for narrow-profile facilities, usually Arctic stations.Therefore, the authors of this article decided to consider the use of the hydrogen cycle to provide a functioning Arctic settlement of Khatanga with a population of about 5 thousand people. This work will provide an economic assessment of the project for modernization of the energy system with the introduction of renewable sources, as well as hydrogen storage. Together with the assessment, an analysis of the sensitivity of the economic indicators of the project’s efficiency is provided depending on various conditions associated with the location of the system in the Arctic region.

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