(Munich) - BayWa re AG and its Dutch subsidiary Groenleven want to test how solar power can be used for hydrogen production as part of the “Sinne Wetterstof” project. According to the information, the construction phase of the hydrogen system is now beginning on the part of the Dutch network operator Alliander.
The electrolyser will convert the overproduction of electricity from the 50 megawatt solar park in Oosterwolde (Friesland) into green hydrogen. This means that “the energy generated can be stored sustainably on site and is not lost,” says the company. Last but not least, the project is intended to test the extent to which an electrolyser can follow the generation profile of a photovoltaic system and its flexible load can be used to reduce network overloads. The purchaser of the green hydrogen is the filling station operator Orangegas.
According to BayWa re manager Manfred Groh, the “intelligent use of electrolyzers could help reduce the need for investments in new network connections or expansions.” This will enable greater expansion of renewable energy systems in Europe.
BayWa re had already announced the signing of the cooperation agreement with Alliander in October 2020, with the plan at the time to put the system into operation by mid-2021. Construction is now scheduled to be completed by the end of August and the system will be fully operational by the end of 2021.
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Green electricity is to be generated with excess electricity from the photovoltaic system / © BayWa re
