New Fortress Energy has entered into an agreement with Plug Power to develop a 120MW industrial-scale green hydrogen plant near Beaumont, Texas.
The plant is expected to be one of the largest of its kind in North America and will utilise Plug’s proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis technology to produce more than 50 tonnes of green hydrogen per day.
New Fortress said the facility will be scalable to almost 500MW through the development of additional supporting infrastructure.
The project will be strategically located on the banks of the Neches River in Jefferson County, close to industrial end users and allowing access to reliable power and logistics including rail, marine and existing pipelines that span the US Gulf Coast region.
New Fortress Energy chief executive Wes Edens said: “We are pleased to enter into this agreement that marks the beginning of our collaboration with Plug, a leader in electrolysis technology that shares our vision for the role of hydrogen in accelerating a clean and secure energy transition around the world.
“Amid an increasingly favourable US policy environment for hydrogen, we are focused on scalable solutions that have a real impact on decarbonisation, and believe we are uniquely positioned to be an early mover in this vast and rapidly evolving market.”
Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh added: “We are thrilled to support NFE’s first investment in green hydrogen. This facility is a model that we intend to replicate in other locations across the country.”