Nuclear plants could be the ‘perfect component’ for green hydrogen production
In the current climate, nuclear power plants find it difficult to compete with cheaper natural gas and renewable energy generation meaning that many are forced to retire early with no short-term way of destroying nuclear reactors.
However, the investigation conducted by AES-100 has revealed that nuclear plants could be used as a perfect component to produce green hydrogen whilst ensuring a stable power output and maximising efficiency.
The excess electricity and steam produced by the nuclear reactor could be used to produce hydrogen in times when the reactor would originally have to be turned down due to less demand from the grid.