Jera enables hydrogen co-firing at US gas power plant
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This modification allows for the co-firing of natural gas with hydrogen-containing off-gas generated at the adjacent oil refinery. [Image: Jera]
By Shardul SharmaPOSTED IN:
Japanese energy company Jera has modified the gas turbine at Linden gas thermal power station unit 6 in New Jersey to enable the use of hydrogen, it said on June 7. This modification allows for the co-firing of natural gas with hydrogen-containing off-gas generated at the adjacent oil refinery.
The project enables Linden unit 6 to achieve hydrogen co-firing of up to 40% (by volume). By utilising hydrogen-containing off-gas from the nearby Bayway oil refinery, which is owned by Phillips 66, the power station and the refinery can both reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, Jera said.
The Linden power plant is owned by Jera, EGCO, DBJ, and GS-Platform Partners and has a generation capacity of 972 MW.
Jera is aiming to eliminate CO2 emissions from its domestic and overseas operations by 2050. The successful modification of Linden unit 6 is part of the company’s broader efforts to accumulate technical capabilities and experience in using hydrogen for power generation, both domestically and internationally.
Although the use of hydrogen for power generation in Japan will require the resolution of various challenges, such as the procurement of economically viable hydrogen and the development of carrier technology, JERA aims to advance the use of hydrogen at power plants in regions where it is already available.
