Standard Microturbine Products Operate on
30% Hydrogen with No Modifications
Capstone Green Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CGRN), a global
leader in carbon reduction and on-site resilient green Energy as a
Service (EaaS) solutions, announced today that its partnership with
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – Argonne National Laboratory
and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has determined that
the Company’s microturbine-based systems can safely perform on 30%
hydrogen blended with natural gas without requiring costly hardware
or software modifications.
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The long-term, promising method for producing hydrogen is
electrolysis, the process by which hydrogen is split out of water.
Electrolysis is one of several approaches to Green Hydrogen that is
power generated from carbon-free energy resources such as wind,
solar and water. Green hydrogen-fueled microturbines are perfect
for complementing the intermittent nature of wind and solar power,
making them an ideal component of the modern clean and green
microgrid. Further, when wind and solar energy production exceeds
demand, excess energy can be used in the production of storable
renewable hydrogen energy.
The recent U.S. Government Infrastructure Bill has nearly $10
billion allocated to hydrogen-related areas, which includes $8
billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs, $1 billion for a Clean
Hydrogen Electrolysis Program, and $500 million for Clean Hydrogen
Manufacturing and Recycling Initiatives. The U.S. DOE has already
begun to move ahead with planning as it relates to the Hubs.
“We have continued to push the limits of our technology in
preparation for global acceleration toward a hydrogen economy,”
commented Don Ayers, Vice President of Technology. “There is a
broad international initiative to decarbonize electricity
generation through blending of natural gas with hydrogen in
existing pipelines. These tests performed at Argonne and UCI show
that our existing fleet of fielded power generation units,
unmodified, can handle any of the blends currently being discussed
for pipeline injection around the world,” added Mr. Ayers.
“We have systematically tested the current commercial C65 and
C200 engines, as designed for operation on natural gas, regarding
their tolerance to hydrogen/natural gas blends,” explained Dr.
Vince McDonell of University of California, Irvine. “The results
indicate no deleterious effects when operating either turbine on up
to 30% hydrogen by volume, including only slight increases in
emissions, but well within current design specifications. The
results also indicate a direction for attaining further NOx
reductions when burning 100% hydrogen by exploiting the inherent
flame stability of hydrogen,” added Dr. McDonell.
In addition to testing on 30% hydrogen, Argonne Laboratory has
also been running a Capstone C65 microturbine on 100% hydrogen,
utilizing Capstone’s patented High Flame Speed injector design.
Results have been very positive, with high combustion stability,
demonstrated injector integrity, and elimination of carbon
emissions. Looking forward, Capstone’s research and development
activities will transition this design and controls to the C200,
fine-tuning for optimum performance and emissions, and in support
of pilot hydrogen installations.
“The recent experiments at Argonne with pure hydrogen in a
Capstone microturbine-based system showcases technology operability
and readiness,” said Muni Biruduganti, Principal Research Engineer
at Argonne National Labs. “We tested the new Capstone High Flame
Speed Injectors during transient and start-stop operations.
Hydrogen-fueled microturbines are one step closer to global
prime-time use.”
“Hydrogen technologies are an important pillar in the strategic
initiatives we announced when Capstone Green Energy was launched on
Earth Day 2021,” stated Darren Jamison, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Capstone Green Energy. “The success of our
hydrogen products in testing will be a key element in the
partnerships that we are developing with hydrogen generation
companies, such as our strategic relationship with PowerTap. The
ability to generate clean electricity at the source of generation
saves millions of dollars in infrastructure costs and keeps
hydrogen costs to a minimum.”
About Capstone Green Energy
Capstone Green Energy (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:
CGRN) is a leading provider of customized microgrid solutions and
on-site energy technology systems focused on helping customers
around the globe meet their environmental, energy savings, and
resiliency goals. Capstone Green Energy focuses on four key
business lines. Through its Energy as a Service (EaaS) business, it
offers rental solutions utilizing its microturbine energy systems
and battery storage systems, comprehensive Factory Protection Plan
(FPP) service contracts that guarantee life-cycle costs, as well as
aftermarket parts. Energy Generation Technologies (EGT) are driven
by the Company's industry-leading, highly efficient, low-emission,
resilient microturbine energy systems offering scalable solutions
in addition to a broad range of customer-tailored solutions,
including hybrid energy systems and larger frame industrial
turbines. The Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) business line designs
and installs microgrid storage systems creating customized
solutions using a combination of battery technologies and
monitoring software. Through Hydrogen & Sustainable Products
(H2S), Capstone Green Energy offers customers a variety of hydrogen
products, including the Company's microturbine energy systems.
For customers with limited capital or short-term needs, Capstone
offers rental systems; for more information, contact:
rentals@CGRNenergy.com. To date, Capstone has shipped over 10,000
units to 83 countries and estimates that, in FY21, it saved
customers over $217 million in annual energy costs and
approximately 397,000 tons of carbon. Total savings over the last
three full fiscal years are estimated to be approximately $698
million in energy savings and approximately 1,115,100 tons of
carbon savings.
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