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First power-to-hydrogen-to-power demonstrator completed
Compressor Tech2
Feb 3, 2023
The project marks the implementation of the world’s first industrial-scale power-to-X-to-power demonstration with an advanced turbine with high hydrogen content fuel. Its objective is to demonstrate that green hydrogen can serve as a flexible means of storing energy that can then be used to power an industrial turbine. The demonstrator will allow the partners to understand the technical feasibility of using hydrogen while retaining much of the existing energy infrastructure.
The project combines an updated and enhanced Engie Solutions-operated 12 MWe combined heat and power (CHP) thermal power plant; a Centrax-packaged Siemens SGT-400 gas turbine; a Siemens electrolyzer to generate green hydrogen from excess renewable energy; and necessary storage capacity. For the first phase of testing, the hydrogen produced on site with the electrolyzer was used in the gas turbine with a mix of 30-vol. % hydrogen and 70 vol.-% natural gas for power generation. The next trials are scheduled for Summer 2023, for which the gas turbine package will be upgraded to convert stored hydrogen into electricity and thermal energy, with the ultimate goal to produce 12 MW electrical energy using fuel mixtures that contain up to a 100% hydrogen ratio.
Commenting on the conclusion of the initial testing phase, Gaël Carayon, project director at ENGIE Solutions, said: “Ambitious projects like this one require taking partnerships to the next level and being united in a joint mission to make decarbonization a reality. Hydrogen will play a crucial role in the interaction between renewables and electricity storage and generation. ENGIE Solutions is proud to participate to this unique project.”
“With the Hyflexpower project we are showcasing that carbon-neutral and reliable power supply is possible – even for energy-intensive industries,” said Dr. Ertan Yilmaz, Hyflexpower global director at Siemens Energy. “Hydrogen-ready turbines will play a decisive role in climate-neutral energy, so it is very exciting to be looking forward to the next phase of testing.”
Launched on May 1, 2020, the Hyflexpower project received significant funding by the European Commission, with two-thirds of the €15.2 million investment coming from the EU’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation; additional funding was provided through a Horizon 2020 grant agreement. The project is scheduled to run for four years.... The Hyflexpower consortium announced it has successfully completed the first stage of a program at the Smurfit Kappa Saillat Paper Mill in Saillat-sur-Vienne (France) that resulted in it becoming the first industrial facility in the world to introduce an integrated hydrogen demonstrator. Stakeholders in the Hyflexpower project include ENGIE Solutions, Siemens Energy, Centrax, ARTTIC, German Aerospace Center (DLR), and Universities NTUA Athens (Greece), Lund (Sweden), Duisburg-Essen (Germany) and UCL (UK).
The project marks the implementation of the world’s first industrial-scale power-to-X-to-power demonstration with an advanced turbine with high hydrogen content fuel. Its objective is to demonstrate that green hydrogen can serve as a flexible means of storing energy that can then be used to power an industrial turbine. The demonstrator will allow the partners to understand the technical feasibility of using hydrogen while retaining much of the existing energy infrastructure.
The project combines an updated and enhanced Engie Solutions-operated 12 MWe combined heat and power (CHP) thermal power plant; a Centrax-packaged Siemens SGT-400 gas turbine; a Siemens electrolyzer to generate green hydrogen from excess renewable energy; and necessary storage capacity. For the first phase of testing, the hydrogen produced on site with the electrolyzer was used in the gas turbine with a mix of 30-vol. % hydrogen and 70 vol.-% natural gas for power generation. The next trials are scheduled for Summer 2023, for which the gas turbine package will be upgraded to convert stored hydrogen into electricity and thermal energy, with the ultimate goal to produce 12 MW electrical energy using fuel mixtures that contain up to a 100% hydrogen ratio.
Commenting on the conclusion of the initial testing phase, Gaël Carayon, project director at ENGIE Solutions, said: “Ambitious projects like this one require taking partnerships to the next level and being united in a joint mission to make decarbonization a reality. Hydrogen will play a crucial role in the interaction between renewables and electricity storage and generation. ENGIE Solutions is proud to participate to this unique project.”
“With the Hyflexpower project we are showcasing that carbon-neutral and reliable power supply is possible – even for energy-intensive industries,” said Dr. Ertan Yilmaz, Hyflexpower global director at Siemens Energy. “Hydrogen-ready turbines will play a decisive role in climate-neutral energy, so it is very exciting to be looking forward to the next phase of testing.”
Launched on May 1, 2020, the Hyflexpower project received significant funding by the European Commission, with two-thirds of the €15.2 million investment coming from the EU’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation; additional funding was provided through a Horizon 2020 grant agreement. The project is scheduled to run for four years.
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Notice of Intent to Issue the Industrial Demonstrations Program Funding Opportunity Announcement
U.S. DOE
Dec 22, 2022
"Domestic manufacturing is the backbone of the American economy," said Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations Director David Crane. "Accelerating the inevitable decarbonization of the nation's manufacturing sector will give ‘first mover' advantage to American industry, thereby bolstering the technological and economic competitiveness of U.S. industry, spurring innovation and economic growth, creating good-paying jobs for American workers, and enabling a clean, more equitable future for all Americans."
Industrial emissions currently account for approximately one third of the nation's carbon footprint1. The industrial sector is considered one of the most difficult to decarbonize due to the diversity of energy inputs, processes, and operations. The sector's emissions result not just from fuel for heat and power, but also from feedstocks and processes that have traditionally been carbon intensive.
OCED will provide up to 50 percent of the cost of each project to catalyze impactful, scalable, and replicable demonstrations that maximize emissions reductions, prioritize energy and environmental justice, and create good-paying jobs. This funding opportunity was developed in collaboration with the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).
To ensure these projects provide benefits to their host communities and neighbors, the funding announcement will require a community benefits plan from each applicant related to engaging communities and labor; investing in America's workforce; advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and implementing the Justice40 Initiative.
The anticipated funding announcement will include up to $5.8 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act and $500 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. DOE plans to release the funding opportunity announcement in March 2023.
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ICYMI: EERE Created Two New Advanced Manufacturing Offices
U.S. DOE
Dec 22, 2022
... This October, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office reorganized into two new offices: the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and the Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO). Starting in January 2023, each office will be sending updates about new funding opportunities, upcoming events, and other announcements separately so you can receive the news that’s most important to you.
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INNIO supplying hydrogen engines for data center
INNIO
Dec 20, 2022
Six Jenbacher hydrogen engines will provide carbon-free emergency backup power in cases of electricity grid outages at the site, owned by NorthC Datacenters (NorthC). The Jenbacher Type 4 hydrogen engines generate a total power output of six MW and will be delivered as a containerized package. The Eindhoven data center including the hydrogen emergency backup power solution and the on-site hydrogen storage solution is a greenfield project, that is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023.... INNIO said its hydrogen-ready Jenbacher engine technology will supply backup power for a new data center in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Six Jenbacher hydrogen engines will provide carbon-free emergency backup power in cases of electricity grid outages at the site, owned by NorthC Datacenters (NorthC). The Jenbacher Type 4 hydrogen engines generate a total power output of six MW and will be delivered as a containerized package. The Eindhoven data center including the hydrogen emergency backup power solution and the on-site hydrogen storage solution is a greenfield project, that is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023.
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Report: ‘Unprecedented change’ challenges N.A. power grid
DIESEL & GAS TURBINE WORLDWIDE
Dec 20, 2022
NERC is a not-for-profit international regulatory authority. NERC’s area of responsibility spans the continental United States, Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. NERC is the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) for North America, subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and governmental authorities in Canada. NERC’s jurisdiction includes users, owners, and operators of the bulk power system, which serves nearly 400 million people.
NERC’s 2022 Long-Term Reliability Assessment identifies energy and capacity risks that underscore the need for reliability to be a top priority for resource and system planners in North America as the energy transition unfolds. The assessment concludes that planners and operators of the grid must increasingly account for different characteristics and performance of resources being brought online during the energy transition.
“The bulk power system is undergoing unprecedented change on a scale and at a speed that challenges the ability to foresee and design for its future state,” said John Moura, NERC’s director of Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis. “Managing the transformation and proactively preparing for the role that the grid will play is the greatest challenge to reliability over the next 10 years. Our assessment provides valuable insight into the reliability risks facing the bulk power system as it is shaped by government policies, regulations, consumer preferences and economic factors.”
The LTRA highlights five trends: integration of inverter-based resources (IBRs), growth in distributed energy resources (DERs), generation retirements, flat transmission growth and increased demand growth that, without careful planning, could negatively impact the ability of the bulk power system to service the energy needs in North America over the next 10 years.
“The energy and capacity risks identified in this assessment underscore the need for reliability to be a top priority for the resource and system planning community of stakeholders,” the report states. “Planning and operating the grid must increasingly account for different characteristics and performance in electricity resources as the energy transition continues.”
Among specific suggestions, the organization calls for:
- Manage the pace of generator retirements until solutions are in place that can continue to meet energy needs and provide essential reliability services
- Include extreme weather scenarios in resource and system planning
- Address IBR performance and grid integration issues
- Expand resource adequacy evaluations beyond reserve margins at peak times to include energy risks for all hours and seasons
Increase focus on DERs as they are deployed at increasingly impactful levels
- Mitigate the risks that arise from growing reliance on just-in-time fuel for electric generation and the interdependent natural gas and electric infrastructure
- Consider the impact that the electrification of transportation, space heating, and other sectors may have on future electricity demand and infrastructure.
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Packaged CHP System standardized electrical and thermal performance data* presented for comparison in the eCatalog have been reviewed and recognized as accurate based on engineering data and performance test data submitted by the Packagers. Emissions data presented in the eCatalog are based on either third-party emissions test results when available, or prime mover manufacturer’s emissions certification data, both using standard EPA test methodologies or equivalent. When evaluating CHP performance for a particular project, it is important to use final performance data from the Packager or Solution Provider that reflects specific site conditions such as actual fuel characteristics, ambient temperatures and altitude, and thermal load temperatures or pressures. As an example, hot water thermal capacity ratings in the eCatalog are based on a standard hot water supply temperature of 180 F, with packager specified return temperatures for each system. Actual hot water available from a packaged CHP system for a project will depend on the specific temperature requirements of the hot water supply and return at the site, and may vary from data presented in the eCatalog.
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- 180F hot water supply,
- 125 psig or 15 psig steam supply,
- 44F chilled water supply and 54F return with 85F cooling water,
- 140F or 200F exhaust drying.
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- ORC systems - 1,000F, 600F or 300F gas stream with 59F ambient or 85F water sink temperatures
- Back pressure steam turbines- 300 psig to 15 psig saturated steam, or 150 psig to 15 psig saturated steam conditions.
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