(Delta / USA) – One of the world's largest renewable hydrogen projects is nearing completion, according to Norwegian electrolyzer manufacturer Hydrogen Pro ASA. The 40 units supplied by the company have a combined capacity of 220 megawatts and will operate at 100 percent load across all units. The site is located near the small town of Delta in the US state of Utah.
ACES project outline from 2022: The produced hydrogen is stored in two salt caverns and can be used as gas or converted back into electricity. © Rendering: Mitsubishi Power
The “Advanced Clean Energy Storage Hub” (ACES Delta, LLC) is being jointly developed by Chevron New Energies Co. and Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. The oil and gas company Chevron acquired Magnum Development, LLC in 2023, thereby gaining a majority stake in the joint venture ACES Delta.
The project uses electricity from renewable energy sources to produce green hydrogen on a large scale. The first phase has a capacity of 100 tons per day. The energy carrier is stored in two enormous salt caverns, each with an energy capacity of 150 gigawatt-hours (GWh). This is equivalent to approximately 4,5 million barrels (715 million liters). This storage capacity is two to three times greater than that of all grid-connected battery storage facilities in the entire United States combined.
Hydrogen for municipal gas-fired power plant
The hydrogen will be supplied, among other things, to the 840-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant "IPP Renewed." It will initially operate on a mixture of 30 percent green hydrogen and 70 percent natural gas. The hydrogen content is planned to increase to 100 percent by 2045. The operator is the Intermountain Power Agency (IPA), a consortium of 23 municipalities in Utah. The plant supplies electricity to IPA members, as well as rural power cooperatives and municipal utilities in Southern California, including Los Angeles, Burbank, and Glendale.
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Norwegian manufacturer Hydrogen Pro has delivered 40 electrolyzers to Delta, USA, for the ACES project. © Hydrogen Pro ASA
