Cutting edge fuel cell technology has been used to deliver power during a maintenance outage at Uniper’s Cottam Development Centre (CDC) natural gas plant in Nottinghamshire, saving 94 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) during the three month outage.
By replacing traditional diesel generators with the 250 kW GeoPura Hydrogen Power Unit (HPIU), power station owner Uniper was able to harness zero-emission electricity sourced from green hydrogen to power the outage village, including welfare facilities and EV charging for all on-site EV’s.
The site, which undergoes routine maintenance outages every 4-5 years used the HPU as a backup power supply while disconnected from the main power grid. Produced locally by GeoPura using renewable energy from a biomass facility, the green hydrogen enables a reduction in carbon emissions when compared with a diesel generator, in addition to eliminating Nox and particular matter.
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