28-02-2022

FPL ANNOUNCES CUMMINS TO SUPPLY ELECTROLYZER FOR FLORIDA’S FIRST “GREEN” HYDROGEN PLANT

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will supply a 25-megawatt (MW) electrolyser system for the ground-breaking FPL Cavendish NextGen Hydrogen Hub — Florida’s first of its kind “green” hydrogen plant — which could lay the groundwork for a 100% carbon-free energy future. 

The FPL Cavendish NextGen Hydrogen Hub will leverage solar energy to power the electrolysis process that produces “green,” or carbon-free, hydrogen from water. Once produced, the “green” hydrogen will be blended with natural gas and used to power an existing combustion turbine at the co-located FPL Okeechobee Clean Energy Center — creating cleaner energy that will help power FPL customers across the grid. The system will be composed of five Cummins HyLYZER®-1000 PEM electrolysers for a total of 25 MW — or 10.8 tons of hydrogen produced per day. 

FPL is executing on its “green” hydrogen pilot alongside the largest solar expansion in America. The company is now over 50% of the way toward completing its “30-by-30" goal of installing 30 million solar panels — a goal now expected to come five years earlier in 2025. Last year, the company also commissioned the world’s largest solar-powered battery located in Manatee County, in addition to closing and dismantling the company’s last coal plant in Florida. 

Cummins has a long history of advanced technology and engineering capabilities and has a broad portfolio of market-leading renewable hydrogen technologies. Cummins has more than 600 active electrolysers across the globe and has deployed more than 2,000 hydrogen fuel cells. Cummins technology has been part of many of the world’s hydrogen “firsts,” including powering the world’s largest PEM electrolyser in operation at 20 MW in Bécancour, Canada; the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train, operating across Europe; the world’s first hydrogen refuelling station for ships, cars, trucks and industrial customers in Antwerp, Belgium; and being selected to power the largest PEM electrolysis plant in the U.S.