Offshore wind turbine system for the large scale production of hydrogen

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.