Portugal switches on first solar-to-hydrogen plant

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The H2Évora pilot project in Portugal. Image: Fusion Fuel

PV-Magazine.com | NOVEMBER 10, 2022 | BEATRIZ SANTOS

Portugal’s Fusion Fuel has connected its green hydrogen plant to the grid in Évora, Portugal. The project is the first successfully commissioned solar-to-green hydrogen facility in Portugal.

The H2Évora pilot project features 15 of the company’s HEVO-solar hydrogen generators. They will produce an estimated 15 tons of green hydrogen per year. The generators combine miniaturized proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers fixed to the back of high-efficiency concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) panels.

The facility includes a 200 kW FCwave fuel cell module supplied by Canada-based Ballard Power. It is used to convert green hydrogen into electricity, enabling Fusion Fuel to sell power into the grid during periods of peak demand. H2Évora includes hydrogen purification, compression, and storage systems. It has been operating continuously since late 2021, and is now connected to the Portuguese electric grid...more
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/11/10/portugal-switches-on-first-solar-to-hydrogen-plant/

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ENGIE is part of the consortium of companies developing the GreenH2Atlantic project to demonstrate the viability of green hydrogen production on an unprecedented scale in the region of Sines, in the South of Portugal.

GreenH2Atlantic consists of developing a first-of a kind 100 MW electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen from new fields of renewable electricity, anticipating the latest renewable energy directive RED2 and subsequent regulation in Europe...more
https://www.engie.com/en/news/green-H2-atlantic-hydrogen

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