Newfoundland island tests replacing diesel (generated electricity) with renewable energy

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Building a new Canada

Newfoundland island tests replacing diesel with renewable energy

Renata D’Aliesio
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
Published Wednesday, Nov. 09, 2011 9:00PM EST
Last updated Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 3:10PM EST

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Here, on the sleepy island of 600 people, wind power is helping shape Canadian innovation. Ramea is home to one of the world’s few wind-hydrogen-diesel energy projects.

The $12-million enterprise, led by Nalcor Energy and mainly funded by the provincial and federal governments, has been under development since 2007. It will begin running next year and undergo three years of testing.

If successful, the technology could wean Ramea off diesel-generated electricity almost entirely and bring cleaner energy to the island and other isolated communities.

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Three larger wind turbines have been added to the island. Now when there’s too much wind power, it will be used to produce hydrogen though water electrolysis. The hydrogen gas will then be stored in tanks and tapped when wind energy is not creating enough power for the community. A hydrogen converter generator will convert the stored hydrogen to electricity, producing much fewer greenhouse gas emissions than diesel.

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1. Was that so hard?