The unit supplied zero-emission, off-grid power to one of Taiwan’s hardest-hit regions during emergency relief efforts.
According to reports, residents praised the generator’s ability to quickly restore power, while Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te, also visited the site and observed the generator delivered by Necellent Energy.
The unit delivers 80kW via a hydrogen fuel cell with battery support, scalable in parallel for microgrids, and consumes about 10kg of hydrogen per hour at 350 bar.
Last year, the generator model was used at a construction site in the UK throughout a four-week trial.
Throughout the four weeks, the construction site consumed 202.5kg of green hydrogen, generated 3,310kWh of energy at an average efficiency of 49%, and reportedly saved 4,256 kg of CO2 equivalent.
The operation in Taiwan represented the first time a GEH2 generator was used for emergency purposes.
Typhoon Danas, Taiwan’s most destructive storm in 67 years, knocked out power to more than 500,000 homes. On July 7, Sky News reported two deaths and over 500 injuries as record winds of 135mph battered the island.
Operation off-grid: Introducing hydrogen to defence applications
While hydrogen is widely viewed as a key part of the decarbonisation puzzle, its benefits beyond its carbon-reducing potential attract a broader church of prospective end users.
Regularly across the pages of H2 View, readers will have seen calls from policymakers and industry to see hydrogen’s benefits used to bolster energy security, against an ever-strained geo-political backdrop.
In the military context, Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Richard Griffiths, Project Lead for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Strategic Command, told H2 View, that the MOD was viewing hydrogen as a potential energy vector that could compliment operational output, reducing diesel dependency.
“Whether it’s in the UK or, importantly, overseas, because every time you use diesel you have to establish a supply chain for that diesel,” he explained.
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