Patent ID: 8203225

Claim:
A system for generating electricity, the system comprising: a plurality of wind turbines for generating electricity; a power distribution system operably connected to the plurality of wind turbines for distributing electricity; one or more electrolyzers connected to the power distribution system for generating hydrogen from a water source, the one or more electrolyzers utilizing at least in part the electricity generated by the wind turbines; a water distribution system for supplying water from the water source to one or more of the electrolyzers; a hydrogen filtration module for filtering the hydrogen produced by the electrolyzers; a hydrogen storage module for storing the filtered hydrogen, the storage module being configured to also store unfiltered hydrogen; and a hydrogen consuming electrical power plant, the power plant comprising: a hydrogen distribution system for distributing the hydrogen from the storage module to the power plant; a gas turbine configured to combust hydrogen, the hot exhaust of the gas turbine being captured in a conduit system; an electrical generator coupled to the gas turbine for generating electricity; and a steam turbine configured to generate electricity, the steam turbine being coupled to the conduit system and receiving the hot exhaust of the gas turbine, the steam turbine being driven by steam generated at least in part from the exhaust of the gas turbine which combusts hydrogen.