The AGISTIN project has taken a significant step toward optimising green hydrogen production systems.  

The project partner Fraunhofer IWES recently received three bidirectional converters and energy storage devices from the partner Shell to conduct dynamic testing for their green hydrogen production site in Amsterdam. The objective of these tests is to determine the minimal contracted grid connection capacity required, helping to optimise costs. 

During commissioning, they reviewed the testing procedures, verified the electrical installation, and successfully executed initial tests. They were able to operate the converters at full capacity and perform charge/discharge cycles on the energy storage devices. 

This marks the deployment of a new PHIL (Power Hardware-in-the-Loop) test bench. The partners are currently refining the setup and will soon begin dynamic testing to evaluate how advanced grid interfaces can enhance the integration of electrolyzers.