german energy grids say plans ready for 100mw hydrogen plant - energy storage solutions1
FRANKFURT (Reuters)-
Amprion, German power and gas grid corporation and European Open Grid Corporation (OGE)
They will soon apply for the construction of the country's first large hydrogen plant, which can convert wind energy into alternative fuels that are easier to store and transport, said Monday.
100 MW (MW)power-to-gas (ptg)
The plant, known as "hybridge", can start operating in the windy roots of northern Germany from 2023.
The companies made a statement at a news conference in Berlin.
Grid companies are already seeking to address separate government targets set a year ago, and by 2030 the share of wind and solar power almost doubled to 65% of electricity generation.
By then, these goals will definitely exceed the transportation capacity of traditional power cables, which makes it necessary to build energy storage solutions where green power is produced.
Ptg technology, which needs to deliver electricity through water, break it down into oxygen and hydrogen, which can then be used as a transport fuel, or stored in a natural gas pipeline or underground cave, is expected to provide an answer.
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By 2030, we can find a system in which we can connect different energy sectors.
German energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur will need to approve the application for the construction of the plant and recover approximately € 0. 15 billion ($169. 58 million)
The investment cost of the electricity grid expenses paid by consumers as part of the energy bill.
The National Coal Export Commission was established in January.
26. specific proposals were made to promote the natural gas infrastructure and its ptg in order to motivate the industry, heat and transport of alternative fuels.
Germany has been experimenting with ptg technology since the last decade and has about 40 ptg pilot projects, but by far the largest is only 6 MW.
Ringen, where the Amprion grid joins the OGE pipeline, has hydrogen distribution facilities, gas storage caves, and pipelines to the Ruhr area, which can be converted into carrying hydrogen in the long run, not retirement.