How does a wind farm make hydrogen? The simple science behind a big proposal
It's all about separating the Hs in H2O. But the key is using green energy to do it
Nobody sees a wind turbine and thinks, "Just look at that hydrogen farm!"
But the massive wind-energy project being planned in Stephenville is exactly that, or even more accurately, an ammonia farm. The project features 164 wind turbines that would dot the landscape of Newfoundland's Port au Port Peninsula, but generating electricity from wind isn't the goal of the project. The goal is producing hydrogen, and from there, ammonia.
And not just any hydrogen, but "green hydrogen," which is hydrogen produced from a renewable source. But why bother converting the wind energy into hydrogen at all? And where does ammonia come into the picture?
We put these questions to Kevin Pope, an associate professor at Memorial University, who specializes in renewable energy and hydrogen production. In the video above, Pope shows us how the process works with a simple experiment, and takes us to school on a subject that could be a important one in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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