INNIO announced that PAN-LEDI d.o.o. (PAN-LEDI) has selected a Jenbacher J420 engine for a 1-MWe combined heat and power (CHP) project in Nova Pazova, Serbia. The contract calls for the delivery of a containerized CHP unit that will generate about 1 MWe. The electricity will be used by PAN-LEDI for their electric vehicle (EV) charging station, with excess energy injected into the grid and the engine waste heat sold to a nearby commercial customer. The CHP unit consists of a Jenbacher container and a complete heat recovery system. The Jenbacher CHP plant is expected to be delivered and commissioned in Q4 2023.

The Jenbacher CHP plant will be fueled with H₂ produced by an electrolyzer which is powered by a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant near Cuprija. The electrolyzer is used to produce green H₂ for interim storage before the H₂ is transported from Cuprija to Nova Pazova. Most of the H₂ will be produced during the summer when the output produced by solar plants is high. In times of low H₂ supply the CHP plant will run on natural gas, to ensure the continuous provision of energy. The Jenbacher team will work with its distributor, STI d.o.o., to implement, install and service the H₂ CHP unit.

“Our H₂-engines provide the flexibility and sustainability to meet PAN-LEDI’s pioneering requirements. INNIO’s technology will deliver carbon-free electricity when H₂ is available, while maintaining continuity of power generation when H₂ is scarce,” said Dr. Olaf Berlien, president and CEO of INNIO. 

“Using H₂ or natural gas to operate our combined heat and power plant is critical for our EV charging station strategy,” said Slobodan Vujovic, CEO PAN-LEDI d.o.o. “INNIO’s Jenbacher CHP solution will provide our operation the flexibility required for a sustainable EV mobility and use H₂ at high CHP utilization rates.”