Jera to blend hydrogen at two US power plants
Jera Americas, a unit of Japan’s Jera, on July 27 said it plans to blend hydrogen at two gas-fired plants in the US, where it has ownership interests, in support of reducing CO2 emissions.
Linden Cogeneration signed an agreement with Phillips 66 to take Bayway Refinery produced hydrogen-containing fuel gas and blend it with natural gas used to fuel the 172 MW Linden Cogen unit 6 gas turbine. Jera Americas acquired a 50% interest in Linden Cogen in 2017 and serves as the asset manager for the facility.
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The modification will enable using a fuel gas blend containing up to 40% hydrogen. The work, expected to be completed in 2022, will improve overall refinery and Linden Cogen operational efficiency, and will reduce air emissions primarily through an improved furnace and flare efficiencies, Jera Americas said. It anticipates a reduction in CO2 emissions up to approximately 10% of annual CO2 emissions from unit 6.
The Cricket Valley Energy Center (CVEC) is the second project where Jera Americas is involved to employ hydrogen technology. The company is part owner of CVEC which signed a memorandum of understanding with GE to develop a green hydrogen demonstration project in New York state. The agreement calls for using hydrogen for 5% of the fuel in one of the three units at the power station. This initiates the first step toward converting to a 100% hydrogen fuel capable plant, Jera Americas said.
Jera plans to be net zero CO2 by 2050, with an interim goal of a 20% reduction in CO2 emission intensity for its business in Japan by 2030.