The German authorities has offered EUR 28.5 million (USD 30.25m) in financing to assist a mission for the development of a reference hydrogen storage energy plant within the Lusatia mining area to show the potential of hydrogen produced from renewable power to steadiness the grid.
The notification for the grant was handed over this week by economic system minister Robert Habeck on the Schwarze Pumpe Industrial Park within the Spremberg municipality, japanese Germany.
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As a part of the mission, a hydrogen storage energy plant is being constructed on the website of the Schwarze Pumpe coal-fired energy station. The brand new plant will use solely renewable power produced by new wind and photo voltaic parks within the area. It’ll retailer extra electrical energy within the type of hydrogen in order that it may be used when wanted.
The objective of the analysis mission is to look at the potential of a hydrogen storage energy plant to steadiness the grid. To this point, such providers have been offered by typical energy vegetation, however these shall be shut down as a part of the coal phase-out by 2038 on the newest.
The mission is aimed additionally at advancing the power transition in Lusatia, which is dwelling to 4 coal-fired energy vegetation, and supporting the structural transformation of the lignite mining space.
The hydrogen produced on the website shall be used within the transport, business and heating sectors. It will likely be provided via a refuelling station for automobiles and vans, whereas industrial off-takers will obtain the gasoline in transport containers and by way of a direct pipeline on the industrial park. A part of the output shall be fed into the fuel grid. The plant is scheduled to go surfing in 2025.
The mission is managed by RefLau GmbH, which consists of business companions Enertrag, Zweckverband Schwarze Pumpe and Energiequelle. The Brandenburg Technical College of Cottbus-Senftenberg, the Technical College of Dresden and Fraunhofer IEG are analysis companions.
(EUR 1 = USD 1.062)
