FuelCell low-carbon hydrogen product gets IESO Hydrogen Innovation Fund award

FuelCell Energy announced that Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Hydrogen Innovation Fund Award has been awarded to a project in which FuelCell Energy is playing a key role alongside Kinectrics and Bruce Power. This fund seeks to establish action-oriented, sector-specific pilot projects with the purpose of evaluating and demonstrating how low-carbon hydrogen technologies can be integrated to strengthen and improve the reliability of Ontario’s energy grid. The comprehensive plan submitted by Kinectrics, Bruce Power and FuelCell Energy included performing a techno-economic assessment of hydrogen production as a clean fuel source for heavy-duty vehicles through high-temperature water electrolysis and will explore the use of solid oxide fuel cells for power generation. It will evaluate the economic feasibility, including installation, maintenance and operating costs of hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and power generation infrastructure. This project will seek to demonstrate the value of hydrogen as an integral part of the electrical grid and will identify key environmental, safety, regulatory and operational considerations for its deployment. This project will serve as a pilot for broader deployment at a larger scale including integrating hydrogen systems with nuclear power plants including Small Modular Reactors. The project team will seek to apply the lessons learned in this pilot to future commercial installations of hydrogen electrolyzers and fuel cells.