Panasonic Manufacturing UK (PMUK) has launched a hydrogen and solar-powered microwave oven assembly factory in Cardiff, Wales.
The 50-year-old facility has been fitted with 21 units of 5kW (105kW) hydrogen fuel cell generators which are combined with 372kW photovoltaic generators and 1MWh storage generators to supply the necessary electricity from 100% renewable energy.
H2 View understands that PMUK will put an energy management system (EMS) into operation next year, which will track changes in the factory’s electricity demand and weather changes in the UK. It will also provide a “stable supply of renewable energy to the microwave oven assembly.”
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