METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING HYDROGEN FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

The present application relates to methods and systems for authenticating hydrogen from renewable sources in a hydrogen power plant (100). The hydrogen power plant (100) comprises at least one electrical generator (122) configured to generate electrical energy from a renewable energy source and a hydrogen electrolyzer (140) electrically coupled to the at least one electrical generator (122) and configured to produced hydrogen from electrical energy. The system (200) comprises a first smart meter (202) configured to meter first electrical characteristics at an electrical output of the at least one electrical generator (122) for a predetermined period of time, a second smart meter (204) configured to meter second electrical characteristics at an electrical input of the hydrogen electrolyzer (140) for the predetermined period of time, a third smart meter (206) configured to meter hydrogen characteristics of produced hydrogen at a hydrogen output of the hydrogen electrolyzer (140) for the predetermined period of time, and a computer system (220) coupled to the first smart meter (202), the second smart meter (204) and third smart meter (206) and configured to generate, based on the first electrical characteristics, the second electrical characteristics, the hydrogen characteristics and the predetermined period of time, an authentication element for authenticating that the produced hydrogen is produced based on renewable energy.