ITM Power has provided an update on the ‘groundbreaking’ Thüga Power-to-Gas energy storage project in Germany, following its first full year of successful operation.
Thüga reported that the system has been declared ‘technically able to participate in the secondary power market’.
This means, ITM Power explains, that the electrolyser is technically capable of offering grid balancing services – which increases the economic viability of the technology.
The system has now undergone and passed its first annual re-assessment by TUEV Hessen. The electrolyser system has met every aspect of its specification including efficiency, remote control functionality and response time. The data for the plant has been shared with the partners under the project partnering agreement.
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