A Hydrogen Power Plant is a power generation facility which uses hydrogen to produce electrical energy. The Hydrogen Power Plant includes a hydrogen fired gas turbine, electrolyser with hydrogen compression and storage that is a large facility, not unlike a nuclear power plant in appearance. Combining the re-electrification of hydrogen with heat generation can significantly increase the overall efficiency of the Hydrogen Power Plant solution. A Blue Hydrogen Power Plant can be preferable to a natural gas generator with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
Related Definitions in the Project: The Renewable Energy; Plant and Process Unit; Energy Definitions; Project
Example Article of the Hydrogen Power Plant:
Construction begins on multi-megawatt scale baseload H2 power plant in French Guiana (Source: H2 Tech on October 2021) - Ballard Power Systems unveiled that its partner, Hydrogene de France (HDF Energy), commenced construction of the CEOG Renewstable Power Plant (CEOG) in French Guiana. CEOG is the world's first multi-megawatt, baseload hydrogen power plant, and the largest green hydrogen storage of intermittent renewable electricity sources. Also, CEOG is the first order for a new generation of megawatt power fuel cell systems dedicated to stationary applications, which will be mass produced in the HDF facility in Bordeaux. This project is part of a multi-staged development agreement between Ballard and HDF, as initially announced in December 2019 by Ballard. CEOG is the first commercial project for HDF under this agreement. The $200 MM French Guiana CEOG project will combine a solar park, long-term hydrogen and short-term battery storage and fuel cells specified by HDF, based on Ballard’s ClearGen architecture.
