Linde’s investment in the plant, which is located at 4501 Royal Ave., is part of the company’s effort to help New York become carbon-neutral and achieve the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which requires 100 percent zero-emission electricity by 2040.
Wail Al Jaafari and Jumaan Al Zahrani will lead the two new divisions, which will be known as Southern Area Gas Operations and Northern Area Gas Operations, respectively.
The non-legally binding agreement also paves the way for the state’s first hydrogen fuel station to be built in Lewis County, as well as new chances for alternative fuel development.
The Minister of Energy and Mining, Juan Carlos Jobet, was in attendance, as were executives from Enel Green Power Chile, AME, Siemens Energy, Porsche, Enap, and Exxon Mobile, as well as local authorities.
The pilot facilities will be used to evaluate Lotte Chemical’s hydrogen tank manufacturing technology.
Over 40 refueling stations are strategically located between Quebec City, Quebec and Vancouver, British Columbia as part of the project.
As the hydrogen economy continues to grow tremendously, the property will undergo a $35 million makeover and build-out to satisfy GenH2’s needs.
Under the terms of the MoU, both parties will conduct a technical-commercial joint study of a hydrogen supply chain that includes hydrogen production and transportation in methylcyclohexane (MCH) form, in which hydrogen is converted from its gaseous state to a liquid form to enable large-scale deliveries.
According to recent research, diesel-powered trucks emit more than 200 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year.
The method, which was recently published in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering, converts hydrogen sulfide, also known as “sewer gas,” into hydrogen fuel.
