The Russian facility, which provides electricity to roughly 40% of the region’s population, uses hydrogen as a cooling agent, and the systems are expected to be delivered during the first quarter of 2010.

Daryl Wilson, president and CEO of Hydrogenics, said: “Once again, our world class electrolyzers have proven to be the most desirable in terms of quality and reliability. Given the sometimes harsh Siberian climate, the equipment needs to be fully compliant in temperatures as low as minus 60 degrees centigrade, and Hydrogenics track record speaks for itself.

“The GRES-2 plant is currently being upgraded by the German energy conglomerate E.ON, which is aiming to expand power capacity from 4,800MW to 5,600MW by the end of 2010 – making it one of the world’s highest capacity power stations. We look forward to being a partner in this historic endeavor.”