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Recently, National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd has awarded the country’s first green hydrogen microgrid project at its Simhadri (near Visakhapatnam) plant in Andhra Pradesh.
Important points:
- This unique project configuration is designed in-house by NTPC. It would be a precursor to large-scale hydrogen energy storage projects. It is in line with India’s vision to become carbon neutral by 2070.
- The hydrogen would be produced using the advanced 240 kW Solid Oxide Electrolyser by taking input power from the nearby Floating Solar project.
- Earlier, NTPC had commissioned the development of India’s biggest floating solar plant in Telangana’s Ramagundam.
- The hydrogen produced during the day will then be stored at high pressure and would be electrified using a 50 kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell.
- A solid oxide fuel cell (or SOFC) is an electrochemical conversion device that produces electricity directly from oxidizing a fuel.
Significance:
- The project will be useful for further studying and deploying multiple microgrids in various off-grid and strategic locations of the country.
- Clean energy development is an important weapon against climate change and limiting its devastating effects.
SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT
