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 2024, the fuel cell, compressor, and 350-bar storage tank completed commissioning at the testing location at University of California at Irvine. The team performed electrolyzer testing and performance characterization based on simulated renewable electricity generation profiles. Facility upgrades to accommodate power production from the fuel cell are ongoing, preventing end-to-end data collection. The project team convened a technical advisory committee meeting and presented project progress at the Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar.
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 in the case that California continues 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, increase resiliency during Public Safety Power Shutoff events, and provide baseload renewable electricity and/or long duration storage of large amounts of energy. The data obtained on capital cost, operating cost, performance, and lessons learned will support commercialization of the hydrogen technologies. This project will provide benefits for the recipient, UC Irvine and their students, Palmdale Water District, the utility grid, and IOU ratepayers.
Affordability
Affordability
The hydrogen energy storage system is expected to provide long duration energy storage, which will enable greater use of renewable generation with lower costs thereby reducing customer energy costs.
Energy Security
Energy Security
The hydrogen energy storage system, integrated with renewable generation and a microgrid, will store large amounts of energy thereby increasing resilience and energy security.
Reliability
Reliability
The hydrogen energy storage system can store renewably-generated electricity for durations longer than 24 hours, thereby increasing the site's electric reliability.
Key Project Members
Gordon H Dash
President
https://www.dashcleanenergy.com
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
