The $7bn HIF Matagorda project is slated to be one of the largest e-fuel plants in the world and produce 1.4 million tonnes of e-methanol per year by combining green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide.

Electric Hydrogen will supply its standardised electrolyser plants, which range from 75MW–100MW, to the facility in South Texas to deliver what the firms promise will be low costs and short construction timelines.

The plants contain stacks and all balance of plant equipment, which Electric Hydrogen claims can reduce hydrogen project capital spends by up to 60%.

This new agreement appears to override an original electrolyser supply agreement from 2023 with Siemens Energy. H2 View has contacted HIF for more information.

The switch appears aimed at aligning the development with a renewed push from the Trump administration’s desire to bolster domestic manufacturing.

HIF’s Executive Director, Meg Gentle, said, “The project will be one of the world’s largest deployments of American-made electrolysers, establishing a new benchmark for e-Methanol production at industrial scale, and driving US energy leadership and economic development deep in the heart of Texas.”

Electric Hydrogen CEO Raffi Garabedian, added, “This is a defining moment for American leadership in breakthrough energy technology, a sector currently dominated by Chinese exports.

“It proves that US-built solutions can meet the toughest performance and cost targets – at the scale needed to reindustrialise our country and lead global trade in new energies.”

It also comes as many green hydrogen and derivative project developers race to meet a shortened eligibility window for the lucrative 45V hydrogen production tax credit, which offers up to $3/kg.

In July, President Donald Trump signed a tax and spending bill into law, moving the 45V start-of-construction deadline to 2027 from 2033.