The hydrogen power plant in the Port of Flushing is a new combination of existing technologies – on the one hand it contains a gasification plant that converts solid fuels into hydrogen, while on the other hand it is an electricity producing plant (CCGT, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) that converts hydrogen into electricity. The plant will have an overall net electricity generating capacity of 800-900 MWe and the ability to separate and prepare the CO2 for transport and storage from the start of its commercial operation.This means that the plant will be a full carbon capture plant.
This is the main difference with so-called ‘carbon capture ready’ projects, where the intention is to build a conventional solid fuel power plant that will allow future investments to capture the CO2, but will start commercial operation mainly as a conventional solid fuel power plant.
As a deep sea port, Flushing is logistically very well situated. Its infrastructure is suitable because of sufficient cooling water capacity and offers the location for the construction of a large-scale power station, which has access to the sea for sea ships that can transport the CO2 and the solid fuel. The interconnection for transmission of the produced electricity will be available.
C.GEN is also interested in supplying heat and in supplying synthesis gas and hydrogen to industry, but also to future ecological applications, such as transport.
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