Temporary power generation firm Aggreko has revealed today (June 23) that it is set to expand its 50kVA hydrogen combustion genset to 10, ready for customer installations across Europe.
Together with its partner CMB.TECH, the hydrogen combustion genset demonstrator has been successfully tested paving the way for further expansion.
This will see the company invest in 10 additional units to support hydrogen readiness, working with lead customers and partners to further test and validate hydrogen as an energy carrier for temporary power.
This solution is expected to be ready in late 2021.
In addition to this, Aggreko has also partnered with Nedstack to build a fuel cell demonstration unit that will integrate zero-emission hydrogen technology into the canopy storage battery solution.
The hydrogen hybrid consists of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and a lithium-ion storage system with the technology set to be tested in Aggreko’s hub in Moerdijk, Netherlands.
Aggreko is exploring hydrogen technologies and fuel supply logistics to better understand long-term feasibility and usage in temporary power generation.
The engine and fuel cell hybrids will be available as field-trial and demonstrator units at customer’s sites in the second half of 2021.
Carsten Reincke-Collon, Director of Future Technologies at Aggreko, said, “At Aggreko we like to think of hydrogen as having its own superpowers, given the electricity it can produce without emitting any emissions.
“However, businesses around the world are only at the start of the hydrogen journey and therefore need to be supported to find the best ways of integrating it into their operations.
“This means better knowledge of and increased investment in storage and transport infrastructure, which is why we’re testing different technologies in order to fully understand the role hydrogen can play in transitioning temporary power to net zero.”
