Production of clean hydrogen begins at US nuclear plant Nine Mile Point

An electrolyzer producing clean hydrogen has started operating at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant. The 1.25 MW facility will produce more than half a tonne of hydrogen per day for use at the plant, which will no longer need to import it. The first demonstration project of its kind in the US received nearly $6 million in support from the US Department of Energy.

US energy company Constellation announced that it had successfully commissioned a clean hydrogen production facility. The 1.25 MW demonstration project is located at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in New York State. The electrolyzer uses clean electricity generated by the nuclear unit to produce hydrogen.

“Hydrogen will be an indispensable tool in addressing the climate crisis. Nine Mile Point will show the world that nuclear energy is the most efficient and cost-effective way to produce it from a carbon-free source,” said Joe Dominguez, president and CEO of Constellation.