Hydrogen power system unveiled in Maine

A $250,000 demonstration project that produces hydrogen energy to provide backup lighting and warmth at the Chewonki Foundation’s environmental education center was hailed at its unveiling Monday as the first of its kind in the nation.



Maine Oxy in Auburn will be using a much larger version of the Chewonki electrolyzer to produce both hydrogen and oxygen that it plans to sell. At Chewonki, the oxygen produced when water is split into its two components is discarded.

Citing predictions that global demand for fuel cell products will grow exponentially in the next few years, Baldacci signed the order creating the Maine Hydrogen Energy Fuel Cell Partnership.

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