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Innovation
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Southern Company leads the U.S. utility
industry in the development, funding
and demonstration of innovative
research necessary to provide clean,
safe, reliable and affordable energy.
• For more than a century, Southern Company
has been building the future of energy and
developing a diverse portfolio of energy
resources, including carbon-free nuclear, advanced
carbon capture technologies, natural gas, renewables,
energy efficiency and storage technology. To
accomplish this, we invest heavily in R&D and
innovative energy solutions.
• We lead the U.S. utility industry in the
development, funding and demonstration of
innovative research necessary to provide clean, safe,
reliable and affordable energy. Our aim is to develop
the customized energy solutions our customers and
communities require to drive growth and prosperity.
• In addition to R&D, we invest in early-stage energy
technology companies and solutions through
entities such as our New Ventures organization and
Energy Impact Partners (EIP).
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Georgia Power, Mitsubishi Power, EPRI
Complete World’s Largest Hydrogen Fuel
Blending at Plant McDonough-Atkinson
In June 2022, Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power, alongside EPRI,
successfully validated fuel blending of hydrogen and natural gas
at both partial and full load on an M501G natural gas turbine at
Georgia Power’s Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, Georgia.
The demonstration project was the first to validate 20% hydrogen
fuel blending on an advanced class gas turbine in North America,
and the largest test of this kind to date, with the 20% blend
providing an approximately 7% reduction in carbon emissions
compared to natural gas.
