Hygenco commissions green hydrogen pilot powered by off-grid solar – pv magazine International

India-based Hygenco has set up a green hydrogen generation plant on a build-own-operate basis in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The alkaline electrolysis-based plant is co-located with a solar project. May 12, 2022 Uma Gupta Vivaan Solar-backed Hygenco has installed a green hydrogen pilot plant powered by off-grid solar in Madhya Pradesh. The plant generates green hydrogen via alkaline electrolysis technology. The project is fully independent of the grid. It is co-located with a solar project in the state’s Ujjain district. “An existing solar plant of Vivaan Solar was disconnected by Hygenco from the grid and fully reconfigured for the green hydrogen plant. In this process, swathing changes were made in the solar plant using technologies not yet prevalent in India,” Hygenco CEO Amit Bansal told pv magazine. “Hygenco executed the project as the sole builder (EPC), owner…

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