Fusina hydrogen power station was a hydrogen-fueled power station located in Fusina, near

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in the

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. It was the first commercial-scale power station in the world that was fueled with pure

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. The power station was operated by

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. The plant only produced energy for less than two years and was decommissioned in 2018. The Fusina project was launched in 2004. Construction of the power station started in April 2008 and it became operational in August 2009. It was inaugurated on 12 July 2010. The plant is located adjacent to the

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. Fusina hydrogen power station has an installed capacity of 12 MW. An additional 4 MW could be generated in the Andrea Palladio Power Station through the reuse of steam produced by the hydrogen-fueled turbine. The power station is equipped by a

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combined-cycle gas engine. The hydrogen is provided from

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cracker, and the adjacent petrochemical facility of

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. According to

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, CEO of Enel until May 2014, power produced at the Fusina hydrogen power station is 5–6 times more expensive than conventional electricity.

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