System study into solving bottlenecks in the electricity grid by using hydrogen.
With the overloaded power grid, energy storage is not an unnecessary luxury. Hydrogen as an energy carrier helps to counteract grid congestion. An electrolyser converts excess electricity capacity into green hydrogen. This green hydrogen is then stored in a hydrogen tank. At times when there is a shortage of green electricity, the hydrogen is converted back into electricity. This makes you less dependent on the availability of the current power grid, but more self-sufficient in it.
From Q4 2022 to Q3 2023, work was done on the concrete calculation of three possible steps towards the development of a Hydrogen Hub. Phase 1a is a plan to realize a back-up facility with hydrogen, followed in phase 1b by further greening of Microsoft. In phase 2, Microsoft's energy supply could become completely energy neutral. In phase 3, the area is developing as a hydrogen hub.
For each phase an energy analysis was carried out and business concepts were calculated. The local energy company ECW Energy has indicated that it wants to play a leading role in the further development of the project, with a focus on a plan to
Microsoft (partly) greening.
Status: Investigation completed. Implementation temporarily On Hold due to negative decisions on grant allocation.
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