Utah hydrogen storage project nears completion with 220 MW capacity

HydrogenPro announced that the Advanced Clean Energy Storage Hub (ACES Delta) in Utah is approaching completion. Developed jointly by Chevron New Energies Company and Mitsubishi Power, the 220 MW facility is designed to produce and store up to 100 tons of green hydrogen per day using 40 electrolyzers supplied by HydrogenPro.

The project features two salt caverns for hydrogen storage, each with 150 gigawatt-hours (GWh) capacity. According to HydrogenPro, the combined storage capacity is two to three times greater than all grid-connected battery storage facilities in the United States. The stored hydrogen will be discharged back into the grid as needed.

In related hydrogen developments, researchers from Jena collaborated with Ulm University to create a material combining solar energy capture with hydrogen storage capabilities. The system achieves over 80% charging efficiency and can release stored energy as hydrogen with 72% efficiency.

Additionally, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology set a runtime record with a compressorless hydrogen gas turbine using pressure-gain combustion technology, operating for 303 seconds and surpassing NASA's previous 250-second record.

Germany's Federal Transport Ministry also announced funding for hydrogen mobility, including an €11.6 million grant to Ruhrbahn for 52 fuel cell buses.

Originally reported by PV Magazine. Read the full article →