A significant advancement in the pursuit of cleaner energy took place recently, as Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), a subsidiary of the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, launched a hydrogen program. This new initiative is set in the Linden Cogen thermal cogeneration plant’s 172-megawatt Unit 6, located in the US. The hydrogen fuel blending programme is part of a wider endeavour to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
This groundbreaking hydrogen program involves the combustion of natural gas and ‘off-gas,’ which includes hydrogen, to produce electricity. Notably, off-gas is a compound of various gases that emerge during the refining of crude oil.
Unit 6 of Linden Cogen will use off-gas, rich in hydrogen, procured from Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery, an oil refinery nearby. This will be…
