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October 31st 2023
Siemens and others test first 100% H2 gas turbine in France
A breakthrough in hydrogen power has been achieved by a European consortium led by Siemens Energy, who have successfully tested a gas turbine that can run on pure hydrogen, natural gas, and any mix of the two.
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The HYFLEXPOWER project, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program, aims to demonstrate the feasibility and flexibility of using renewable hydrogen as a clean and reliable energy source for electricity and heat generation.
The project is based at the Saillat-sur-Vienne paper packaging plant in France, owned by Smurfit Kappa, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of corrugated packaging, containerboard, and ‘bag in box’ packages. The plant hosts a Siemens Energy SGT-400 industrial gas turbine, modified to operate with up to 100% hydrogen.