As more renewables enter the National Electricity Network and coal-fired power plants retire, balancing supply and demand is increasingly complex. Solving the “intermittency” problem is key to enabling the continued uptake of renewable energy resources.

H2RESTORE is being designed to generate hydrogen by electrolysis using abundant energy from the National Electricity Market and storing it in Lochard’s existing underground gas storage reservoirs located in Southwest Victoria.

The hydrogen can be converted back into electricity to supply the National Electricity Market when demand is high and supply is low, like in winter.