Monday, 04 December 2017
Dubbed the Tri-Gen facility, the plant will generate around 2.35 MW of electricity and one tonne of hydrogen per day.
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) will build the world’s first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station to support its operations at the Port of Long Beach. The Tri-Gen facility will use bio-waste sourced from California agricultural waste to generate water, electricity and hydrogen.
It will come online in 2020, and be used as proof of concept for large-scale hydrogen generation and renewable energy plants. The plant will generate around 2.35 megawatts of electricity and close to one tonne of hydrogen per day, providing enough daily power for more than 2300 homes and 1500 hydrogen-powered cars.
"Tri-Gen is a major step forward for sustainable mobility and a key accomplishment of our 2050 Environmental Challenge to achieve net zero CO₂ emissions from our operations," Toyota North Ame...