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Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4The Design and Techno-Economic Evaluation of Wind Energy Integrated On-Site Hydrogen Fueling Stations for Different Electrolyzer Technologies(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2025) Devrim, Yilser; Ozturk, Reyhan AtabayHydrogen refueling stations (HRS) integrated with renewable energy sources present a pivotal solution for achieving sustainable transportation systems. This study focuses on the design and techno-economic analysis of a grid-connected, on-site hydrogen production HRS powered by wind energy, incorporating various electrolyzer technologies. The selected location for the HRS installation is & Ccedil;anakkale, Turkey, where daily wind speed data has been utilized for performance calculations. The proposed HRS system integrates a wind turbine (WT) with three different electrolyzer technologies: alkaline electrolyzer (AEL), proton exchange membrane electrolyzer (PEMEL), and anion exchange membrane electrolyzer (AEMEL). A comprehensive techno-economic analysis was conducted to evaluate the system's performance, considering factors such as initial capital investment, installation, operation, and replacement costs. The results of the analysis reveal that the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) varies between 9.0 and 18.7 /kg H2, depending on the type of electrolyzer technology used and the daily hydrogen refueling capacity. Notably, increasing the hydrogen refueling capacity significantly reduces production costs. The minimum LCOH of 9.0 /kg H2, achieved under a 20-year investment scenario, corresponds to a refueling capacity of 250 kg H2/day when utilizing the AEL-integrated HRS system. The findings underscore the economic feasibility of on-site hydrogen refueling stations powered by wind energy and utilizing AEL, AEMEL, and PEMEL systems. Among the systems analyzed, the AEL-based HRS system demonstrated the highest return on investment (ROI) of 13.02 % and the shortest payback period (PBP) of 7.7 years, highlighting its economic performance. This study provides valuable insights into the integration of renewable energy with hydrogen production infrastructure, emphasizing the potential of wind-powered HRS systems to advance the sustainability and economic viability of hydrogen-based transportation solutions.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3A Review on Membranes for Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2026) Altinisik, Hasan; Celebi, Ceren; Ozden, Adnan; Devrim, Yilser; Colpan, C. OzgurAnion exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWEs) - using water and renewable electricity as the input - provide a sustainable pathway to hydrogen production. AEMWEs perform the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with modest overpotentials at practical current densities (>1 A cm(-2)). The recent catalysis, component, and system-level breakthroughs have enabled significant improvements in current densities and energetic efficiencies. The challenge, however, is to maintain these impressive activities and efficiencies through long-term operation at scale. High-performance, efficient, stable, and economically viable AEMWEs require high-performance, low-cost, and scalable anion exchange membranes (AEMs). This Review provides an overview of physical, chemical, and transport properties of commercial and non-commercial AEMs. The article discusses the operating principles, structures, characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of conventional and emerging AEMs, along with their performance and stability implications in AEMWEs. The article highlights the characteristics that have intricate implications on performance, stability, and cost. It discusses recent advances and best practices to combine high-performance, efficiency, stability, and low-cost in a single AEM structure. The Review highlights the trade-offs between AEM characteristics, with an overview of emerging approaches that would overcome performance, stability, and cost challenges. The Review concludes by highlighting the research gaps and providing research directions with the potential to take the technology a step closer to wide-scale deployment.

