Bloom Energy To Demonstrate Long-Term Hydrogen Production From Nuclear Energy

Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) is trying to prove the validity of long-term hydrogen production using nuclear energy. The company announces plans to install an electrolyzer at the Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Welch, Minnesota. Bloom is currently engineering a 240 kW demonstration with construction expected to begin in late 2023 and power-on anticipated in early 2024.Relevant: Bloom Energy And Heliogen Get Together For Green Hydrogen ProductionThe installation will use existing clean energy nuclear infrastructure as an energy source needed to create immediate and scalable pathway to producing cost-efficient, clean hydrogen. Bloom Energy Electrolyzer is deemed by the company as an energy efficient product that produces zero emissions hydrogen. The secret is that when it operates at high temperatures when electricity is the sole input source, it…

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