亚马逊仓库的氢电解槽开始供气
December 27, 2023
全球氢气解决方案领导者,今天宣布已完成科罗拉多州奥罗拉亚马逊履行中心电解槽系统的安装和调试。Plug指出,这台1兆瓦(MW)的质子交换膜电解槽是亚马逊的第一台,正在生产低碳氢气,为该工厂225多辆氢燃料电池动力叉车提供燃料,即DEN8。
Plug 1MW电解槽利用电力和水生产氢气,能够支持多达400辆氢燃料电池动力叉车。电解槽产生的氢气将在现场压缩并储存在气态氢气储罐中,供叉车使用。
Plug首席执行官Andy Marsh表示:“在亚马逊,我们有一个真正的合作伙伴,认识到氢气在我们集体能源未来中发挥的重要作用。”。“该项目展示了Plug在整个氢气价值链上执行的能力,并展示了我们如何为客户设计和实施端到端解决方案。”
到目前为止,Plug指出,它已与亚马逊合作,在北美的80多个履行中心部署了17000多个燃料电池来更换叉车中的电池。Plug补充道,在这些地方的大多数地方,为叉车提供动力的氢气都是在其他地方生产的,液化后由卡车运送到现场的储存和分配系统
Plug解释说,它认识到了一个机会——特别是在可再生电力发电量超过现场在特定时间所需的地方——利用剩余电力在现场生产和储存氢气。该模型还避免了通常在将氢气从一个地点液化和运输到另一个地点时产生的排放。
亚马逊全球氢经济主管Asad Jafry表示:“氢是我们到2040年实现运营脱碳的重要工具,以支持《气候承诺》,我们对通过与Plug的合作在亚马逊工厂生产氢的能力感到兴奋。”。“现场生产将使某些地点和类型的设施的氢气使用更加节能。”
The Plug 1MW electrolyzer, which uses electricity and water to produce hydrogen, is able to support up to 400 hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift trucks. The hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer will be compressed on site and stored in a gaseous hydrogen storage tank for use by the forklift trucks.
“In Amazon, we have a true partner that recognizes the essential role hydrogen plays in our collective energy future,” said Plug CEO Andy Marsh. “This project demonstrates Plug’s ability to execute across the full hydrogen value chain, and shows how we can design and implement end-to-end solutions for our customers.”
To date, Plug noted it has collaborated with Amazon to deploy more than 17,000 fuel cells to replace batteries in forklifts in more than 80 fulfillment centers in North America. For most of these locations, hydrogen to power the forklifts is produced elsewhere, liquified, and delivered by trucks to an on-site storage and dispensing system, Plug added
Plug explained that it recognized an opportunity—particularly in locations where more renewable electricity is generated than the site needs at a given time—to use that surplus electricity to produce and store hydrogen on site. This model also avoids the emissions typically generated in liquifying and transporting hydrogen from one site to another.
“Hydrogen is an important tool in our efforts to decarbonize our operations by 2040 in support of The Climate Pledge, and we’re excited about our ability to produce hydrogen at Amazon facilities through this partnership with Plug,” said Asad Jafry, the director of global hydrogen economy at Amazon. “On-site production will make the use of hydrogen even more energy efficient for certain locations and types of facilities.”
For this project, Plug provided design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance services for the 1MW PEM electrolyzer and hydrogen storage—compatible with the existing refueling infrastructure and fuel cells already in use at the site. This is the first electrolyzer system installed and in use at an Amazon site, Plug added.
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