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here will be a new generation of platforms tak- Hystar. As part of the HyPilot project, collaborator Equinor ing up space in offshore wind farms as hydro- is planning to demonstrate Hystar’s high-effciency PEM gen production is used to help balance power electrolyzer for hydrogen production tailored to the variable supply and demand. Green hydrogen could be output typically found in offshore wind applications.

T produced at off-grid windfarms but, if grid- PEM electrolyzers can ramp up and down quickly to deal connected, it can also be produced at peak times by run- with the fuctuations in power, although frequent starting ning electrolyzers and then stored for later. and stopping could lead to component degradation, but the “Here, there’s an important role to play for green hydro- Sealhyfe project has already demonstrated that the challeng- gen which can operate at a different scale to batteries to es can be overcome - at sea. Lhyfe conducted a 14-month balance out fuctuations in the supply of, and demand for, trial of a 1MW PEM electrolyzer from Plug that confrmed renewable energy production,” says Synne Myhre Jensen, the system’s ability to manage the variability of power expe-

Public Affairs Advisor at Norwegian hydrogen company rienced, including at maximum production capacity. The

Green hydrogen could be produced at off-grid windfarms, but it can also be produced at peak times by running electrolyzers and then stored for later in cases where the windfarm is connected to the grid.

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