BayWa r.e. to develop hybrid solar-storage-hydrogen project in France – pv magazine International

The Community of Communes of Haute-Saintonge on the mid-Atlantic coast of France has picked BayWa r.e. to develop an innovative hybrid project on the site of the Pôle Mécanique de la Haute Saintonge. August 23, 2022 Blake MatichBayWa r.e. is now working on a 40 MWp solar project with annual generation of 52 GWh at first, coupled with an energy storage system. The capacity of the storage system has not been specified. Eventually, the project will be used in green hydrogen production, via a partnership with Lhyfe. France’s Lhyfe will develop the green hydrogen production side of the hybrid facility, which will use solar generation. According to BayWa r.e., there is a market for green hydrogen among industrial players, local authorities, associations, schools, and urban transport operators, all within a 150 km radius of the site. However, a one-year study on local usage potential…

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