Sotavento H2 Management System
Start and end dates:
January, 2005 to December, 2011
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Prevailing Stage of Development:
Demonstration
Brief description and/or other information regarding the project:
This facility is the highest electrolysis power installed at the European level. It consists of an electrolyser of 300 kW, a piston compressor, a 1,725 Nm3 H2 storage system and an engine of 55 kW. This pilot plant is being operated by Gas Natural Fenosa in order to extrapolate its behaviour to that of an industrial facility capable of managing all the production of Sotavento wind farm following different strategies: balancing, peak-shaving and increasing the capacity factor of the wind farm. The main goal of this facility is to achieve the mangement of the wind power produced by Sotavento wind farm, allowing that wind power can be a managable source.
Project full name:
System generation and energy storage in the form of hydrogen
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Project Main Application:
Integration of DER
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