OHS delivers the electrolysis for hydrogen production to the energy park of Ulm University of Applied Sciences for the first gas turbine in Germany that is operated with 100% hydrogen in regular operation.
OHS has every reason to celebrate this summer! The new energy park at Ulm University of Applied Sciences was recently officially inaugurated with a ceremony. It is home to the first gas turbine in Germany to run on 100% hydrogen in regular operation. The hydrogen is produced directly on site using an OHS electrolysis system. The electrolysis is powered by electricity from photovoltaics and the hydrogen produced is stored temporarily. If electricity is required, the turbine can drive a generator by burning the hydrogen. In simple terms, the overall system can be thought of as a large emergency power generator.
The gas turbine is part of a research project at the Ulm University of Applied Sciences. The aim of the project is to show how fluctuations in the green electricity grid can be balanced out with hydrogen in the future. For example, when there is temporarily too little wind for wind turbines or too little sun for photovoltaic systems. It is often the case that wind turbines have to be switched off in the north of Germany, while coal-fired power plants have to be ramped up in the south because there is not enough grid capacity. The aim of the project is to develop a system that can provide a lot of energy very quickly and compensate for a power grid failure.
A very good and clear explanation of this can also be found under the following link to the project video: Hydrogen for securing electricity grid operation.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung – Wasserstoff als Stromspeicher and pv magazine – Autonomie und Dezentralität sind die Schlüssel zur grünen Stromversorgung have also reported on the construction of the energy park and our fuel cell partner Proton Motor (unfortunately in German only).