据能源新闻3月16日消息称，据Kallanish Energy报道，三菱日立电力系统公司已获得一份合同，将犹他州的一家燃煤发电厂改造成可再生的氢发电厂。
该公司已经为犹他州德尔塔的Intermountain发电厂订购了两套M501JAC动力系统。燃气轮机技术将使到2045年从煤炭发电向无碳发电的转变成为可能。
这个公用事业规模的项目最初将使用氢(30%)和天然气(70%)混合燃料发电。与即将淘汰的燃煤技术相比，这种混合燃料将减少75%以上的碳排放。该项目的开发将从2025年持续到2045年，届时计划将100%使用可再生氢发电。
Intermountain电力局(IPA)将拥有这座840兆瓦的发电厂，而洛杉矶水电局(LADWP)将负责运营。该工厂将为洛杉矶、加州部分地区地区和犹他州的IPA客户供货。它已经连接到洛杉矶电网。
这些氢气将储存在基地的一个地下盐丘中，利用过去30年一直在使用的技术向美国墨西哥湾沿岸的炼油厂供应氢气。
当风力和太阳能的可用性受到天气条件和时间的限制时，这种无碳燃料可以提供电力。它还提供来自可再生能源的季节性能源储存。
曹海斌 摘译自 能源新闻
原文如下：
Mitsubishi technology to enable 100% hydrogen power by 2045
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has been awarded a contract to convert a coal-fired power generation plant in Utah into a renewable hydrogen-fired plant, Kallanish Energy reports.
The company has ordered two M501JAC power trains for the Intermountain Power Plant in Delta, Utah. The gas turbine technology will enable the transition from coal to a carbon-free power generation by 2045.
The utility-scale project will initially generate electricity from a mix of hydrogen (30%) and gas (70%) fuel. This mix will cut carbon emissions by over 75% compared with the retiring coal-fired technology. The project’s development will run from 2025 until 2045, when power is planned to be generated from 100% renewable hydrogen.
The Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) will own the 840-megawatts plant and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will operate it. The facility will supply IPA customers in Los Angeles, other parts of California and Utah. It’s already connected to the LA power grid.
The hydrogen will be stored in an underground salt dome at the site, using technology that has already been in operation for the past 30 years to supply hydrogen to U.S. refineries in the Gulf Coast.
The carbon-free fuel provides power when wind and solar availability are limited due to prevailing weather conditions and time of day. It also provides seasonal energy storage from renewable energy sources.
