The US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory will collaborate with California-based Bloom Energy on a project to produce clean hydrogen using solid-oxide, high-temperature electrolysis technology powered by nuclear energy.
Bloom Energy said it had signed an agreement with IINL to independently test the use of nuclear energy to create clean hydrogen through Bloom Energy’s electrolyser technology. Testing is due to begin by the end of this year
Carbon-free hydrogen is obtained through electrolysis that is powered by nuclear generation. When the electric grid has ample power, rather than ramping down power generation, the electricity generated by nuclear plants can be used to produce cost-effective hydrogen in support of the burgeoning hydrogen economy.
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