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Distribution Officer at Hydro Ottawa. That sustainable future
includes the push for decarbonization, which needs continued
growth of the use of cleaner energy resources.
Ullman told POWER, " The market optimizes participation of
voltage, electric vehicles, battery, and demand management
programs to minimize energy costs while allowing the system
to run safely. The market's network model evaluations allow for
increased solar and EV adoption through smart scheduling that
curtails or consumes when safe for the grid. "
Todd Smith, Ontario's Minister of Energy, said, " Partnerships
and collaborations like this help to strengthen the reliability and
affordability of Ontario's electricity system. Through initiatives
like the IESO's Grid Innovation Fund, Ontario will continue to
demonstrate our leadership in advancing innovative technologies
throughout the energy sector. "
-Darrell Proctor is a senior associate editor for POWER.
New Hydrogen Production Technology? It's Bananas
The use of hydrogen continues to grow as a means of power
generation, with companies introducing new technologies at
a rapid pace across the globe. Ways2H is among the groups
developing new methods of hydrogen production, and in late
September announced it had signed a letter of intent to transform
as much as 9,000 tons of waste on the island of Martinique
into renewable hydrogen. Long Beach, California-based Ways2H
inked the deal with VALECOM, an ecological and energy solutions
provider in the Caribbean.
It's the first project between the two companies, and along
with production of hydrogen for power generation, Ways2H and
VALECOM are looking at possible applications for the transportation
sector, including hydrogen for municipal buses. The Hydrogen
Council has said that deployed at scale, hydrogen from all
sources could account for as much as 20% of energy consumed
by 2050, with annual demand approaching 20 billion tons-a tenfold
increase from 2015 to 2050.
Martinique is not the only area in the Caribbean working to
establish a hydrogen economy. The government of Trinidad and
Tobago has said it is committed to meeting its Paris Agreement
targets of reducing the country's carbon footprint by 15% by
2030. Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Ministry has been working
with the National Gas Co. and the National Energy Corp. to
transition the country away from natural gas and toward hydrogen;
the parties earlier this year signed a memorandum of understanding
with Kenesjay Green Ltd. (KGL) to collaborate on
industrial options for a sustainable hydrogen economy in the
dual-island nation. KGL subsidiary NewGen Energy Ltd. last year
announced plans for a green hydrogen production facility in the
Point Lisas Industrial Estate.
Martinique has begun utilizing alternative energy solutions in
recent years, including containerized fuel cell systems, a technology
familiar to Ways2H. The company is working quickly on
its new facility on the island.
" The project has already kicked off, and we're expecting the
site to be fully operational early in 2024, " Jean-Louis Kindler,
CEO of Ways2H, told POWER. " Ways2H's technology solves
two critical problems: meeting demand for renewable hydrogen
to reduce emissions, and providing sustainable waste disposal
that avoids landfilling. "
Martinique, like other island nations, is working to develop
a circular economy that utilizes not only domestic natural resources,
but also recycles its waste. One of Martinique's largest
waste streams is the plastic bags used to protect bananas (Figure
2), the island's main export product. The island uses 3,000
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