ECOtality announced this morning that it will participate in Arizona Public Service’s Advanced Hydrogasification Project (AHP). Arizona Public Service is the state’s largest public utility company, and has received $8.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for this project. Through the partnership, ECOtality’s premiere product, Hydrality, will be investigated to support Arizona Public Service’s hydrogasification efforts to deliver “clean” electricity.
The public service’s Advanced Hydrogasification Project joins together industry partners, including the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory, to develop an economical method to produce substitute natural gas from coal without the release of carbon dioxide. The project will use hydrogen to react with the coal. ECOtality’s Hydrality will be evaluated to determine if it can be used for the large-scale hydrogen production and storage applications required.
Jonathan Read, President and CEO, stated, “In the process of researching and developing the Hydrality technology, we have identified several additional applications for Hydrality that include stationary use, remote power, back-up power systems, and large scale industrial and utility use. Our invitation to participate with APS and DOE/NETL in the AHP project expands the developmental scope of Hydrality beyond transportation into large-scale utility power applications.”
Don Karner, Hydrality’s project manager commented, “Through extensive testing and analysis of Hydrality, we have discovered that the system also has tremendous potential for the storage of hydrogen to support industrial processes like coal hydrogasification and renewable energy storage. As we strive to find more cost-effective ways to meet our nation’s growing demand for electricity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, participation in the AHP project allows us to further evaluate and refine Hydrality while exploring additional uses in process and utility industries.”
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