VISAKHAPATNAM: A standalone fuel-cell-based microgrid with hydrogen production using electrolyser will be set up in the NTPC guest house at Simhadri in Visakhapatnam. It is India’s first green hydrogen-based energy storage project. It will be a precursor to large-scale hydrogen energy storage projects and useful to study and deploy multiple microgrids in various off-grid and strategic locations in the country.
Hydrogen will be produced using the advanced 240 kW Solid Oxide Electrolyser by taking input power from the nearby floating solar project. The hydrogen produced during sunshine hours will be stored at high pressure and electrified using a 50 kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. The system will work in a standalone mode from 5 pm to 7 am.
