World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm To Power UK 'Gigastack' Green Hydrogen Facility
https://www.intelligentliving.co/worlds-largest-offshore-wind-uk-gigastack-green-hydrogen/
The largest offshore wind farm in the world – Ørsted’s 1.4GW Hornsea 2 – is almost ready. When it is, it will power the production of green hydrogen under a program called the “Gigastack” project, which was newly-awarded additional funding of £7.5m ($9.7m) by the UK government. Green hydrogen is seen as the ‘missing link’ in the energy transition. While it is growing in popularity, offshore wind is simultaneously emerging as a critical potential power source for producing it in bulk.
Meanwhile, phase 2 of the Gigastack industrial-scale green H2 (hydrogen) facility is in the works. The project is a collaboration between Danish wind giant Ørsted, Element Energy, Phillips 66 Limited, and ITM Power, who will lead the undertaking. Their goal is to deliver zero-carbon hydrogen using ‘stackable’ 5MW electrolyzers – ones produced in gigawatt-scale factories for large-scale generation. The electrolyzers will “split” hydrogen from water via an electrical current supplied by offshore wind farms.
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The zero-carbon green hydrogen produced can be used for long-term energy storage and as a replacement for fossil fuels in transport, industrial processes, and heating. Clean hydrogen could help make the entire global energy system carbon-free.
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Industrial sectors, such as metal manufacturers, are beginning to explore the benefits of renewable hydrogen as an alternative fuel and power source. Gigastack could further accelerate that trend by bringing costs down on an industrial scale.
Gigastack Feasibility Study with Ørsted
https://www.itm-power.com/...hydrogen-through-gigawatt-scale-pem-electrolysis-manufactured-in-the-uk
In Phase One (feasibility), ITM Power will develop the designs and finalise the material requirements to deliver a low-cost 5MW stack. ITM Power will also refine concepts to maximise the throughput of the proposed semi-automated manufacturing facility to meet the demands of bulk hydrogen supply. Ørsted will investigate potential synergies between offshore wind farms and electrolysers to identify scenarios that can provide affordable electricity and a sufficient load factor to allow economic operation of the electrolysers. Finally, Element Energy will conduct market analysis of potential end users, explore business models for the operation of large electrolysers in the energy system and define a roll-out strategy for the first 100MW electrolysers.
In Phase Two, the 5MW stack would be built and tested both in-house and in a representative wind-hydrogen scenario. Construction of the semi-automated manufacturing facility would also begin. Finally, the business case for large electrolysers would be refined, enabling commercialisation.
This project is a unique opportunity to develop green hydrogen production for the UK and establish the country as a centre of excellence in electrolytic technology. A portfolio of solutions are required to ensure reliable volumes of hydrogen and security of supply and this study will advance the development of green electrolytic hydrogen.