Demand Based Renewable Hydrogen Power-to-Power Project
This project will simulate, field test, and validate a containerized hydrogen energy storage system integrated with the UC Irvine microgrid. The project will modulate the hydrogen energy storage system's input and and output using wind telemetry data
DasH2energy LLC
Recipient
San Diego, CA
Recipient Location
39th
Senate District
77th
Assembly District
$1,255,649
Amount Spent
Active
Project Status
Project Update
In 2021 the existing wind turbine at Palmdale reached end of life, necessitating a change in deployment site. In 2022 the project partnered with UC Irvine to deploy the hydrogen energy storage system with the UC Irvine microgrid. Over 2022 the project team undertook detailed design studies and initial site preparations, and have since installed the project. The energy storage system, including the electrolyzer, compressor, and 350-bar storage, was fully commissioned in 2024.
The Issue
Achieving California's energy goals will require a diversified portfolio of energy storage technologies. At this time the energy storage market is dominated by lithium-ion energy storage technologies, and the current market does not address the need for diversification. Additionally, there is a need to address energy system resiliency as it is anticipated that California will continue to experience long duration outages associated with wildfires. Technology demonstrations are needed to validate the multi-sector benefits that hydrogen energy technologies could provide.
Project Innovation
This project will field test a containerized hydrogen energy storage system integrated with renewable generation and a microgrid at UC Irvine. The project will validate the hydrogen system's performance. The data obtained on capital cost, operating cost, performance and lessons learned will support commercial deployment.
Project Benefits
The project will validate the hydrogen system's ability to: provide customer energy cost savings and price stability; resiliency during Public Safety Power Shutoff events, load follow; provide baseload renewables; and provide long duration storage of large amounts of power. The data obtained on capital cost, operating cost, performance and lessons learned will support commercialization of the technology. This project will provide benefits for the recipient, UC Irvine and their students, Palmdale Water District, the utility grid, and IOU ratepayers.

Affordability
The hydrogen energy storage system is expected to provide longer duration energy storage, which will enable greater use of on-site wind generation to reduce customer energy costs.

Energy Security
The hydrogen energy storage system, integrated with renewable generation and a microgrid, will store large amounts of power providing long duration energy resiliency for the host site.

Reliability
Hydrogen energy storage for longer than 24 hours duration.
Key Project Members

Gordon H Dash
Subrecipients

Palmdale Water District Public Facilities Corporation

University of California, Irvine

Wind Energy Resources and Solutions Inc.

Stoel Rives LLP

Cory Thompson Shumaker

POWER Engineers, Incorporated

Space Between LLC

Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc

Bobby Laviguer

Match Partners

Palmdale Water District Public Facilities Corporation

Wind Energy Resources and Solutions Inc.

Advanced Carbon Technologies, LLC

Cory Thompson Shumaker

POWER Engineers, Incorporated
