
The facility links electrolyzers to wind turbines, which pass the electricity through water to split the molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen can be stored to make electricity from a generator or a fuel cell. The only by-product from the process is water.
In a release, Xcel President and CEO Dick Kelly, said:
"Today we begin using our cleanest source of electricity - wind power - to create the perfect fuel: hydrogen. Converting wind energy to hydrogen means that it doesn't matter when the wind blows since its energy can be stored on-site in the form of hydrogen."
The two-year project is funded by Xcel and NREL at a total of $2 million.
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