The Advanced Clean Energy Storage Hub (ACES Delta)—set to become the largest renewable hydrogen energy hub in the U.S.—has received its first shipment of large-scale hydrogen electrolyzers and gas separators. The shipment, revealed on Oct. 25, signifies the initial delivery of equipment for the integrated Hydaptive package of the Delta, Utah project. Hydaptive is Mitsubishi Power’s hydrogen product line launched in 2020, consisting of combined cycle gas turbines, electrolyzers, and hydrogen storage. The delivery indicates that the massive hydrogen hub is on track to start operating in 2025. Once completed, the ACES Delta Hub is expected to double the annual production levels of clean hydrogen worldwide. The project’s electrolyzers are manufactured by HydrogenPro in Tianjin, China and comprise 40 high-pressure alkaline electrolyzers. The hub will store the hydrogen in two solution-mined caverns in the only salt dome in the Western U.S. Mitsubishi Power and Magnum Development partnered in 2019 to start the development of the ACES Delta hub. The project has received a federal loan guarantee worth $504 million and aims to produce up to 100 metric tons of hydrogen per day using a 220-MW high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer bank manufactured by HydrogenPro. The hydrogen will be stored in two gargantuan solution-mined caverns that can store up to 150 GWh of energy each. The ACES Delta project aims to repower the Intermountain Power Plant near Delta, Utah, with two Mitsubishi Power J-series power trains as an 840-MW combined cycle power plant by 2025. Mitsubishi Power plans to increase the hydrogen volume in the fuel mix as it becomes available from the adjacent ACES Delta project, with the goal of achieving 100% hydrogen combustion volume by 2045. Mitsubishi Power is currently validating high-volume hydrogen combustion and plans to conduct 100% hydrogen firing verification with a fully commercial-grade gas turbine in fiscal year 2023. The delivery of ACES Delta’s large-scale electrolyzers and gas separators marks a major milestone for the project. The 220-MW electrolyzer portion includes 40 pressurized alkaline electrolyzers and will provide a capacity for almost 100 metric tonnes per day of hydrogen production. The project is exploring the impact of variable operations on output and will use about 200 gallons of water per minute at 100% load. The objective of the project is to ensure sound economics for hydrogen production, with a levelized cost of hydrogen estimated at $1.20/kg using HydrogenPro’s third-generation electrolyzer technology. The project also aims to use renewable energy from various sources, including curtailed renewables.
ACES Delta’s Hydrogen Electrolyzers Arrive in Big Boost for Hub’s Progress
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