Renewable Energy Magazine
Summary
INNIO Group's innovative 1 MW-class hydrogen combined heat and power (CHP) plant is supporting RAG Austria AG at the start of the heating season. The first solution of its kind in Europe was commissioned by the INNIO Group in June 2024 at RAG Austria AG's site in Gampern. It supplies the industrial plant with green electricity and green heat.
The Jenbacher CHP plant is powered by green hydrogen, which is produced in summer through water electrolysis and stored in the world's first underground hydrogen storage in a porous reservoir in Rubensdorf near Gampern. This storage facility can hold up to 4.2 GWh of surplus solar power in the form of hydrogen. The electricity and heat generated in the Jenbacher CHP plant are used for the site's local requirements, thus achieving a very high utilization rate.
With this flagship project, INNIO Group and RAG Austria are taking an important step towards net zero. Working together, they are helping solve one of the central challenges of the energy transition: the seasonal storage of surplus solar power from the summer months for the energy-intensive winter. At the same time, the Jenbacher plant in Gampern is an important showcase project for the subsequent upscaling and gradual replacement of natural gas with hydrogen – and thus for the transition to purely emission-free power generation all year.
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