Over the last few years, the interest in green hydrogen has skyrocketed in direct proportion to the falling cost of renewables, particularly solar and wind. As those costs continue to fall, and hydrogen generation technology like PEM electrolysis matures and continues to come down in price, the point at which green hydrogen becomes competitive with hydrogen from fossil fuels is suddenly within reach.

But just as green hydrogen itself is the product of technology and commercial partnerships, so too will the realization of scale require a cooperation of key partners. Queue the collaboration between First Solar, Nel Hydrogen and Terabase Energy, a partnership which combines world-class manufacturing of solar modules and electrolyzers, combined with cutting-edge utility-scale plant controls and SCADA solutions. In other words, three of the key ingredients for minimizing the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH).

As more and more countries commit to net-zero carbon emission goals, and search for affordable ways to decarbonize difficult sectors, the opportunity for green hydrogen solutions grows ever larger – most notably the PV and electrolyzer hybrid plant, a solution which promises not only to realize the potential of hydrogen, but of solar as well.

Join this pv magazine Webinar to learn how two scalable technologies (solar and PEM electrolysis) can be optimally sized and controlled to minimize LCOH and realize the untold potential of what could prove to be the renewable fuel source of the 21^st century.

pv magazine Webinar content:

• The case for green hydrogen
• Nel Hydrogen/First Solar partnership
• Modular PEM electrolysis system overview
• PV + PEM electrolysis hybrid system requirements
• Power plant controller overview
• Project case study
• Exploration of tradeoffs between component size, utilization, and levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH)
• PV + PEM electrolysis modeling for achieving the minimum LCOH
• The dual opportunity of PV + PEM electrolysis hybrid systems
• Q&A

Questions can be submitted beforehand or during the webinar through a chat window. Blake Matich from pv magazine will be the moderator of this webinar.

Registration for this pv magazine Webinar is free of charge.

Speakers

Dr. Parikhit Sinha | Senior Scientist, Sustainability Research, First Solar

• Senior Scientist, Sustainability Research at First Solar, where he has led the company’s research on environmental stewardship since 2011. • Member of the International Energy Agency PVPS Task 12 Committee on PV Sustainability. • Former study director at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Board of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. • Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a B.A. in environmental engineering from Harvard University.

Stephen Szymanski | VP Sales & Marketing – Americas, Nel Hydrogen

• VP Sales & Marketing – Americas • 21 years at Nel Hydrogen US • 30 years in sales and business development • Responsible for electrolyser sales (PEM and alkaline) in NA and SA • Board seats on multiple trade organizations • BSChE – Cornell University • MMS – Rensselaer Polytechnic University

Dr. Mahesh Morjaria | EVP Operational Technology, Terabase Energy

• EVP Operational Technology at Terabase Energy …leads the team responsible for delivering plant controls and SCADA for solar and hybrid plants. • Previously at First Solar for 10 years … led development of utility-scale solar and storage plant controls, grid integration, and 1500V DC plant architecture • Previously at GE for 20 years … engineering leader for wind turbine and plant controls • Ph.D. Engineering – Cornell University

Moderators

Blake Matich | Editor, pv magazine