Australia trials $15M power-to-hydrogen project
22 October 2018
A $15-million trial—the largest of its kind in Australia—will use international technology to convert solar and wind power into hydrogen gas, which will then be stored for use across the Jemena Gas Network in New South Wales—Australia’s biggest gas distribution network.
Jemena’s Managing Director, Frank Tudor, said Jemena’s Project H2GO will see a 500kW electrolyzer constructed in western Sydney which is able to generate enough hydrogen to power approximately 250 homes.
It is estimated Jemena’s New South Wales gas network—which delivers gas to 1.3 million customers—is capable of storing as much energy as 8 million Powerwall batteries without further investment or network augmentation.
Jemena’s Project H2GO will be co-funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) which has committed $7.5 million in funding for the project.
The irony is that the hydrogen added to the NG network displaces methane which has about 3x the energy per unit volume, so the net amount of stored energy decreases.
Posted by: Engineer-Poet | 22 October 2018 at 07:51 AM
Almost the same (but to a much lesser degree) happens when bio-fuel is added to gasoline in USA?
A mix of H2 + NG burns cleaner and produces less pollution and GHGs?
Clean H2 can also be used in FCEVs to produce e-energy with almost no emissions other than clean water.
Posted by: HarveyD | 22 October 2018 at 08:26 AM
Posted by: Engineer-Poet | 22 October 2018 at 01:21 PM