Details of the grant from .gov.uk16 Sep 2023 18:32
Red garnet red diesel generator alternative
Project owner: AFC Energy Plc
Location: Surrey
Amount being awarded: £4,823,728.13
Project description
AFC Energy has formed a well-to-work consortium to demonstrate the use of green hydrogen to displace red diesel at UK quarry sites. AFC Energy develop modular, scalable hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen-carrier conversion systems, and are working with; Energy Solutions, a battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturer; and Brett Aggregates, a quarry operator and cement supplier.
The project will demonstrate the supply chain and technology of AFC Energy’s H-Power S/S+ Series emissions-free hydrogen gensets through one month deployments of green hydrogen-fuelled gensets at two quarry locations. The gensets will displace red diesel generators across the two most commonly deployed power ratings: 30-50kVA and 250kVA. The H-Power S Series is an air-cooled fuel cell generator which will be operated with a BESS with a minimum usable capacity of 45kWh and the H-Power S+ Series is a liquid-cooled fuel cell generator to be operated with a BESS with a minimum usable capacity of 184kWh.
The gensets’ deployment will demonstrate the flexibility and power range of hydrogen fuel cells, BESS and the potential to displace virtually all off-grid diesel generators in construction, mining and quarrying sectors. Demonstration in working quarry sites under identical conditions will enable the cost of ownership, durability and suitability of the emissions-free gensets to be established. Key findings from the project will be shared through dissemination activities.