In addition to two previously announced hydrogen projects, Mitsubishi Power has been selected as the green hydrogen storage integrator for three projects in the U.S., totaling more than $3 billion, using its new standard packages, including Hystore and Hydaptive. These projects each include gas turbine power islands that are initially capable of operating on 30% green hydrogen, with future capability of operating on 100% green hydrogen.
The first project is at Danskammer Energy, LLC in Newburgh, New York, with a capacity of 600-MW. Danskammer’s CEO William Reid said, “We are committed to helping New York meet its climate targets. We selected Mitsubishi Power’s product because it would ready our facility to be a hydrogen-based zero-carbon power generator. By partnering with Mitsubishi Power for integrated green hydrogen generation and storage technologies, we hope to provide leadership in developing short- and long-duration energy storage infrastructure in New York State.”
The second project is being developed by Balico, LLC in Virginia. Balico’s CEO Irfan K. Ali said, “Balico’s fully permitted 1,600 megawatt Chickahominy Power Project is poised to deliver the critical Dominion Zone PJM market and Virginia the most efficient and reliable gas turbine technology in the world. We are excited at the prospect of even further environmental improvement by incorporating Mitsubishi Power’s innovative renewable hydrogen based technologies.”
EmberClear chose Mitsubishi Power’s package for its fully permitted 1,084-MW Harrison Power Project in Cadiz, Ohio. EmberClear’s President and CEO Raj Suri said, “We look forward to the flexibility the Mitsubishi Power technologies will provide as we ramp green hydrogen integration. We expect this plant to be the first hydrogen-capable project to reach commercial operation east of the Mississippi River. We also plan to use Mitsubishi Power as the green hydrogen integrator in our Eastern Pennsylvania project, which is in the early stages of development.”
Mitsubishi Power’s package approach includes a technology, services and financial wrap, which ensures technical and commercial predictability and provides customers confidence that the integrated solutions will operate safely, reliably and cost effectively for decades.
Paul Browning, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas said, “We previously announced two green hydrogen projects in Delta, Utah, that were the inspiration for the Hystore package, which provides massive long-duration storage of renewable energy. We are now announcing three additional projects that will utilize the Hydaptive™ package to provide greatly improved power plant flexibility and make a power plant “hydrogen ready” as hydrogen infrastructure matures and renewable storage requirements increase. These standard packages offer a total solution to our customers who are seeking to integrate power generation with power storage. With these projects and others to come, we will create a true path to the zero-carbon power grid of the future. Together with our customers, we are creating a Change in Power.”
Mitsubishi Power’s integrated green hydrogen solutions are the Hydaptive package and the Hystore package. The Hydaptive package provides renewable energy flexibility by acting as a near-instantaneous power balancing resource that greatly enhances the ability of a simple cycle or combined cycle power plant to ramp output up and down to provide grid balancing services. It integrates a hydrogen and natural gas fueled gas turbine power plant with electrolysis to produce green hydrogen using 100% renewable power and onsite storage of green hydrogen.
The Hystore package combines the Hydaptive package with access to large-scale offsite hydrogen production and storage infrastructure, enabling large-scale renewable energy storage that shifts variable renewable energy over time, from hours to seasons, and provides reliable and cost-effective carbon-free energy when the grid needs it most.
Mitsubishi Power’s previously announced green hydrogen projects in Delta, Utah, are the inspiration for the Hystore package. These are the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project and the $1.9 billion Intermountain Power Project.