ITM Power hydrogen fuel cell from tidal energy
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British fuel cell company ITM power has made a £1.79 million integrated hydrogen system sale to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland.
At the core of the system is a 0.5 MW polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) with integrated compression and up to 500 kg of storage.
The electrolyser has a hydrogen generation capacity of up to 220kg or 24 hours, and the PEM will be used to absorb excess power from EMEC’s tidal turbines testing, and the gas will be stored in an optional fuel cell to provide backup power for the centre. The remaining hydrogen gas will be used off-site in a separate project.