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First Injection of Hydrogen into German Gas Grid
First Injection of Hydrogen into German Gas Grid.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6226U ITM Power PLC 04 December 2013 \n \n\n4 December 2013\n \nITM Power plc\n(\"ITM Power\" or \"the Company\")\n \nInjection of Hydrogen into the German Gas Distribution Grid\n \nITM Power (AIM:ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that, with its partners Mainova Aktiengesellschaft and NRM Netzdienste Rhein-Main GmbH, the Company has injected hydrogen into the German gas distribution network. The ITM Power rapid response electrolyser plant has been delivered and commissioned ahead of schedule and the compliance and permitting work has been completed to enable the incorporation of hydrogen via the compliant mixing plant.\n \nAccording to an announcement made in Germany by the Thüga Group:\n \n\"During the current commissioning phase of the Thüga Group's power-to-gas demonstration plant, the system injected the first ever electrolytically generated hydrogen into the Frankfurt am Main gas distribution network. This represents the first ever plant to convert electricity into hydrogen and subsequently inject the hydrogen into the German gas distribution network. \"The system worked as planned, so much so that we will go into trial operation in the very near future ahead of final commissioning at the start of 2014\" Michael Riechel, Member of the Board of Thüga Aktiengesellschaft said. \n \nBy the end of 2016, the partners will have gained experience of how the system works under real-world conditions. The project partners are badenova AG & Co. KG, Erdgas Mittelsachsen GmbH, Energieversorgung Mittelrhein GmbH, erdgas schwaben gmbh, ESWE Versorgungs AG, Gasversorgung Westerwald GmbH, Mainova Aktiengesellschaft, Stadtwerke Ansbach GmbH, Stadtwerke Bad Hersfeld GmbH, Thüga Energienetze GmbH, WEMAG AG, e-rp GmbH and Thüga Aktiengesellschaft, which acts as project coordinator. The operational phase will be accompanied by scientific partners, whose involvement is being funded by the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.\n \nH2 Injection without Compression\nThe core of the system is an ITM Power proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser. The electrolyser converts electrical energy into chemical energy, which in turn facilitates the storage of electricity. A gas mixing plant ensures that the propo...