Three-in-one battery/hydrogen/tidal demo unveiled

Orbital O2 tidal turbine demonstrating at EMEC tidal test site in Orkney (Credit Orbital Marine)

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has finished a three-in-one demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage and hydrogen production off the coast of Orkney, Scotland.

Tidal energy powered the electrolyser to produce hydrogen as well as a vanadium flow battery, which stepped in to power the electrolyser when tidal power generation was low.

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