Air Products and AES plan $4bn Texas green hydrogen plant
Commercial operations expected to start in 2027, with the industrial gases company the exclusive offtaker
Industrial gases company Air Products and power generator AES have announced plans to invest $4bn in a 200t/d green hydrogen plant in Texas. Air Products and AES will own equal shares in the 1.4GW of wind and solar assets powering the project, as well as the electrolyser. Air Products will also serve as the exclusive offtaker and marketer of the green hydrogen produced at the plant under a 30-year contract. Progress on the project is subject to receipt of local permits, as well as incentives at the local, state and federal level. 200t/d – Planned green hydrogen production capacity The two firms aim to begin commercial operations at the plant in 2027, in a bid to supply growing demand
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