AEG Power Solutions Is Awarded a 6MW contract for Hydrogen Electrolysis Process in Hybrid Power Generation Plant

Hybrid power plants are capable of storing energy – generated by wind mills or other sources, such as photovoltaic – and re-injecting it into the grid or transforming it into gas on demand. A highly efficient electrolysis process in the power plant converts the energy into hydrogen. AEG Power Solutions’ Thyrobox H2 is powering this crucial part of the process. The water-cooled rectifier benefits of a unique design. It ensures high dynamic response, high precision, efficiency, reliable power delivery to the electrolyzer with maximum power factor at its input.

Thyrobox H2 supports the production of the hydrogen, which is later on transformed into methane gas by the Sabatier process. This gas can be then supplied to the regular gas pipelines, or it can be used in gas power plants Energy storage or transformation is the key challenge for renewable energy integration of wind and solar in order to become a reliable source for the general power supply.

“The significant increase of these renewable energies thus creates the need for energy storage or transformation, and hydrogen and/or methane production are now developing faster and faster as clean energy storage solutions“ explains Gladwyn De Vidts, Chief Strategic Officer of AEG Power Solutions. “As a technological leader in power solutions and thanks to our experience in supplying complex high power applications, we’ve been able to create a system adapted to this specific process. It opens a brand new market for us in renewables and is very promising.”

Energy storage, grid management, smart grids - AEG Power Solutions is displaying its innovative products and solutions for smart grids in detail at Hannover Messe 2012 (hall 12/stand D06).