"Utah took a step forward yesterday in switching a coal plant to 100% renewable hydrogen — a plan that would allow Los Angeles to be the first U.S. city powered by the fuel.

Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) announced a contract yesterday with Utah's Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) for a gas turbine technology that will help a coal-fired power plant in central Utah gradually transition to using renewable hydrogen for electricity. Renewable hydrogen is created when renewable energy is harnessed to split water molecules.

The transition will begin in 2025, when the turbines will be "commercially guaranteed" to use a fuel mix of 30% hydrogen and 70% natural gas. The plant — the Intermountain power plant — will eventually move to 100% renewable hydrogen by 2045, according to a company statement yesterday."

Carlos Anchondo reports for EnergyWire March 11, 2020. [2]

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"Los Angeles Wants To Build A Hydrogen-Fueled Power Plant. It’s Never Been Done Before" (Los Angeles Times) [3]