The partners in the consortium include IBM, Toshiba, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Southern Water, Cable & Wireless and ITM Power.
ITM Power will provide hydrogen energy storage and clean fuel technologies for integration into the renewable energy smart grid system being developed on the Isle of Wight.
As part of the EcoIsland project, a critical mass of smart energy technologies will be combined within a single island energy system to demonstrate how a future energy system can be configured.
With renewable generation including wind, solar, tidal and geothermal the island will need to match supply and demand using battery energy storage, hydrogen energy storage and demand side management.
These technologies will be coordinated centrally by smart grid technologies supplied by IBM, Cable & Wireless, SSE and Toshiba.
ITM Power is the hydrogen fuel partner and will supply hydrogen refueling equipment controlled by smart grid technology to optimize both renewable energy storage and the provision of fuel to both fuel cell vehicles and Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine commercial vehicles.
EcoIsland founder David Green said Hydrogen and ITM Power’s technology will be integral to proving that renewable energy can be utilized effectively despite being intermittent.
