Already, the plant has started supply hydrogen to the Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery in Old Ocean, Texas, under a recently inked long-term supply agreement.
The site, located on Linde’s approximately 600km US Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline, which runs from Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Freeport, Texas will also serve other customers in the region.
Jeff Barnhard, Vice-President South Region, Linde, said, “Over the past five years we have significantly expanded our already robust hydrogen supply system in the US Gulf Coast.
“Supported by multiple supply sources and an innovative high-purity hydrogen storage cavern, this infrastructure enables us to provide our customers with reliable long-term supply. We are proud to have started up this major project on budget despite the macro challenges we encountered.”
How Linde is scaling up to serve the growing hydrogen mobility market in North America
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Linde is currently in the process of retrofitting its Ontario, California plant to produce green hydrogen to fuel the US state’s mobility market. Targeting the second quarter of 2021 for full commercialisation, the facility will manufacture green hydrogen using renewable methane, in addition to producing conventional hydrogen.
With this investment, the US-German industrial gas giant will be able to initially produce 2.6 metric tons of green hydrogen per day – enough to fuel up to 1,600 vehicles a day – helping to avoid up to 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. As demand for green hydrogen grows, Linde plans to expand its capacity accordingly, and revealed to H2 View that the US mobility market is a big focus for the company.
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