вЂњThis will be the largest green hydrogen blending project for direct use by utility customers in the Northeast and one of the first in the country.

вЂњWe believe that hydrogen can transform the energy industry, and we are on the forefront,вЂќ saidВ Rudy Wynter, president, National Grid, New York. This green hydrogen can be safely injected into the National Grid distribution system as a clean energy source for customers adjacent to the facility. The Town of Hempstead and National Grid will now expand the project to blend hydrogen for heating homes and transportation at the same time. This project was a national success in demonstrating decarbonized transportation. National Grid will expand the existing hydrogen facility, which was developed in 2009 by the Town and the company to provide locally produced green hydrogen for vehicles. The HyGrid Project located in Point Lookout on Long Island will blend green hydrogen into the existing distribution system to heat approximately 800 homes and fuel 10 municipal vehicles. Join thousands already receiving our daily newsletter.National GridВ and the Town of Hempstead, announced a joint project to build one of the first and largest clean hydrogen projects in the country, to decarbonize networks. вЂњMy neighbors are welcome over here if things go south and they need help, whether itвЂ™s power or whether itвЂ™s food вЂ¦ but it would sure be nice if a few more people out there were in a good position to help.вЂќ Newsletter вЂњItвЂ™s pretty clear that the national grid is aging, itвЂ™s not getting renewed fast enough,вЂќ Freeman said. While not against helping his neighbors out if they find themselves in a tough situation during a power outage, Freeman does wish that more members of his community would start investing in ways to harvest and store their own power. вЂњWe create a microgrid, meaning when the grid shuts off, we take over and send a signal to that solar and say, вЂNo-no, weвЂ™re the grid now, stay on,вЂ™ which is filling your batteries and running your loads until the grid comes back.вЂќ вЂњThe Humless system uses intelligent energy management, and itвЂ™s universal it works with many types of solar rays,вЂќ Lobdell said. HumlessвЂ™ solar storage batteries retain harvested solar energy and can be used during power grid failure. вЂњI didnвЂ™t have a battery backup system, which means when the power goes out at Rocky Mountain Power, then my solar goes offline.вЂќ вЂњI went ahead and took the plunge several years ago with installing the best solar panels I could in my roof, and I was very excited about that until I realized the installer hadnвЂ™t really told me the whole story,вЂќ Freeman said. He had previously invested in having solar panels installed on his roof but was disappointed to learn that like many other residential solar users, his solar power was grid-tied and would not work during a power grid failure. вЂњHumless has the computer technology to manage the system so that my battery backup automatically kicks in if the power goes off, and IвЂ™m still up and running 24/7.вЂќД«uying a Humless system wasnвЂ™t FreemanвЂ™s first attempt at harvesting and storing his own energy. вЂ¦ ItвЂ™s not a question of if the powerвЂ™s gonna go out, itвЂ™s a question of when,вЂќ Freeman said. вЂњPower is pretty important for a lot of people who depend on those medical devices to live and to potentially have life-saving drugs.

This was the case for Freeman, a resident of Orem who declined to give his last name and who had a Humless battery backup system installed in his home.ДЄccording to Freeman, the biggest benefit his Humless system has provided him with is peace of mind - not just that the lights will be on in case of emergency, but also that his family members who require medical devices and refrigerated medications will have their needs met during a blackout. While a 1-in-10 risk of a blackout may seem like low odds, for those who rely on the power grid to run medical devices, the 1-in-10 chance of a power outage can be much more sinister. вЂ¦ ThatвЂ™s where we are right now and people are more aware of it than ever before.вЂќ вЂњBut weвЂ™re at a point in time where the grid and the infrastructure has never been this old and fragile. WeвЂ™ve always had it, weвЂ™ve had it our whole lives,вЂќ added Eric Lobdell, vice president of product development and sales at Humless. вЂњWeвЂ™ve been lucky as Americans to have such a stable electrical grid. вЂњAs time goes on, weвЂ™ve made some really fun and cool developments to achieve that.вЂќ вЂњOur goal at Humless is to help people control their own power, or take charge over their own power,вЂќ said Glenn Jakins, founder and CEO of Humless. Lindon-based Humless has developed solar power panels, solar storage batteries and home battery backup systems in the hope of equipping families during power grid failure.

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