THE PLANT CONVERTS ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO CHEMICAL ENERGY AND THUS FACILITATES THE STORAGE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT
ABSORBING EXCESS RENEWABLE ENERGY TO GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS TO DE-CARBONISE GAS NETWORKS.
ABSORBING EXCESS RENEWABLE ENERGY TO GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS THUS DECARBONISING GAS NETWORKS
Hydrogen Solutions
Base load opportunities
The current focus is on solar to maximise the rebate returns. This focus will shift in 2020 to base load power stations. There are 2 prime candidates:
Hydrogen peaking power plants.
Sun & water is all that’s required to make Hydrogen. There rare 4 ways to use the resource, for Base loads Hydrogen is stored then used for Generators These generators can be modulated to accommodate solar and wind so are better for the energy mix than coal.
ITM Power manufactures integrated hydrogen energy solutions to enhance the utilisation of renewable energy that would otherwise be wasted
Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES)
There are 2,000 sites in Australia that have been marked for Hydro power plants. Typically, these sites need cheap day time power – solar farms are envisaged by the ECI co-op group and future opportunities that need action now to secure these sites are being investigated.