Plagazi has hired PowerCell Sweden to conduct a feasibility study to see if PowerCell’s innovative fuel cell technology could be used in Köping Hydrogen Park.
PowerCell Sweden provides the most compact and robust fuel cell systems on the market, which can be used as a sustainable backup generator for Köping Hydrogen Park or as a converting mechanism to allow Plagazi to sell green electricity generated from green hydrogen directly to the power grid while also providing district heating to Köping.
The collaboration of two leading green energy innovators has the potential to further evolve the market and combine the two technologies, resulting in synergies and new applications for fuel cell-based technology. The first step in the collaboration will be to figure out how fuel cells can be integrated into the Plagazi process, allowing Green Hydrogen Production to be combined with fuel cell use. In addition to providing district heat, this opens up a new revenue stream for Plagazi, as green hydrogen can be converted into electricity and fed directly into the power grid or used as a backup when the supply of green electricity fluctuates.
“Adding PowerCell’s technology to the Plagazi process will further show process maturity while the addition of fuel cells could either work as a back-up generator for the plant when there are fluctuations in the power grid or as a way to sell green hydrogen in another shape, electricity. When converting the green hydrogen to electricity, the heat from the process can be used as district heating for the municipality of Köping. This could open up multiple new revenue streams for the company and the process will be more compatible with wider ranges of customer demands,” said Torsten Granberg, CEO Plagazi .
