News: Recycled wind turbine installed at the EETC in Rotherham

The UK’s first building to be fuelled by "green" hydrogen has started as it means to go on by installing a recycled wind turbine to generate the electricity it needs to produce hydrogen. The hydrogen project commissioned by Yorkshire Forward aims to accelerate Yorkshire’s move towards carbon neutrality. The second hand wind turbine was transported from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham to its new home at the Environmental Energy Technology Centre, (EETC), on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, where it is to be installed. Recycling and reusing wind turbines is common practice. The turbines are often decommissioned when wind farms install bigger and more powerful machines. The turbine being used at the AMP is a V29 VESTAS wind turbine, rated at 225kW and is capable of producing 500 Mega Watt hours of power each year (equivalent to around 100 houses) ideal for lower wind speeds. At the end of its journey, the turbine was hoisted into place, its job to generate electricity for use by the EETC building and for the on-site production of hydrogen using a state-of-the-art high pressure alkaline electrolyser developed by TNEI’s project partners the Pure Energy Centre. Commenting on the project, Jason Stoyel, TNEI’s technical manager explained: "This development is a real life Tomorrow’s World style project which will demonstrate to the wider energy community how hydrogen can be used in a commercial setting. Yorkshire Forward should be congratulated for pioneering this development and using hydrogen power." Jim Farmery, Assistant Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward adds: "The EETC will not only be a cutting edge hub for businesses leading the way in environmental technologies, it is also an example of excellence in sustainable building. The introduction of a wind turbine to the site only adds to its credentials."

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