VISAKHAPATNAM : The NTPC-Simhadri plant in Vizag region will develop a project of standalone fuel cell based 50 kW microgrid pilot project with green hydrogen production using electrolyser.
The project will be India’s first green hydrogen-based energy storage project.
NTPC, Simhadri, chief general manager Diwakar Kaushik said that NTPC has awarded the Standalone Fuel-Cell based 50kW micro-grid pilot project with hydrogen production using eletrolyser to Bloom Energy India Private Limited, Bengaluru at NTPC Simhadri.
Hydrogen would be produced using advanced 240kW solid oxide electrolyser by taking input power from nearby floating solar project. The hydrogen produced during sunshine hours would be stored at high pressure and would be electrified using a 50kW solid oxide fuel cell. The system would work in a standalone mode.
Through the project, NTPC is looking to further strengthen its footprint in green and clean fuel. If the project proves successful, it will be most useful in the difficult terrains such as Ladakh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a few others, where there are no power grids, Diwakar Kaushik added. The total installed capacity of NTPC is 68,567 megawatt.
Source : PTI
