As the world grapples with climate change and natural resource constraints, governments, businesses and communities are investing heavily in evaluating diverse renewable energy solutions. Renewable hydrogen sources are growing in importance as an alternative means of storing energy because they can be converted to heat and electricity by fuel cells or gas turbines at any time.

An example is the turbine at the LRE facility in Hannibal, Ohio, USA, which accepts natural gas as raw material. While better for the environment than coal, natural gas is a fossil fuel that subjects it to the scrutiny of regulatory bodies and local communities. Hydrogen burns cleaner and provides a path to partially decarbonize the fuel source.

Mixing hydrogen with natural gas poses a greater risk of explosion, fire management and environmental impact. Before injecting hydrogen into its existing natural gas network infrastructure, LRE had to carefully mitigate risks.

Strict hydrogen combustion requirements are known in the industry, including:

• A precise hydrogen injection system with mixture validation

• The ability to scale operations easily and efficiently

• Modern and intelligent measurement technology

• Highest priority security guarantees

For the community

Clean hydrogen energy provides local economic renewal. In addition to helping to reduce the global greenhouse gas footprint, another positive outcome of renewable energy initiatives is the revival of the surrounding economic community. Power plants can help restore economic stability to the area where they are located.

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