H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, a Spanish technology firm specializing in the clean and sustainable generation of hydrogen using water electrolysis, is creating a ground-breaking project in California to produce up to 1,000 kg of emission-free hydrogen per day. United.
The SoHyCal project (So, from the south; Hy, from hydrogen; and Cal, from California) is a public hydrogenerator (HRS) in Fresno County that is set to expand its supply to 2,000 kg of green hydrogen per day, with the capacity to refuel more than 500 fuel cell light electric vehicles (FCEV) each day.
The design and construction of the hydrogen plant will be handled by H2B2’s Spanish headquarters, which will also produce the electrolyzers at its technical development center in Dos Hermanas, Seville. Testing is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2022, with commercial operations beginning in March 2023.
According to H2B2, this facility is envisioned as a watershed moment in the green hydrogen industry since it will cover all links in the emission-free hydrogen value chain due to its vertical integration. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has given H2B2 USA, LLC this award for this rise in sustainable transportation for the state of California. 3.96 million dollars in funding
The project entails the production, storage, compression, supply, transport, and distribution of renewable hydrogen, as well as the installation of a solar plant to ensure that the power used to create hydrogen is renewable. According to pv magazine, the solar plant that will feed the electrolyzer will have a 5 MW installed power and a 10 MW installed power if the extension is carried out to create 2,000kg of H2 per day. It’s part of a bigger picture that includes HRS owning and operating highways 99 and 5 to service the area’s FCEV market.
Tekpolio, a Basque firm, recently announced a ten-million-dollar investment in H2B2 and its admission to the company’s board of directors. H2B2 wants to extend its green hydrogen projects in the European and American markets, with a portfolio of more than 1,000 megawatts.
