Based on stations that are now Open-Retail or under development, this year’s analysis is the first to suggest that AB 8’s 100-station target might be met by the end of 2023.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Enel Green Power, CAP, Engie, GNL Quintero (which is constructing a US$30 million project with Acciona), IMELSA Energa, Linde, Hydrogène de France, Sociedad de Inversiones Albatros, Air Liquide Chile, and the Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund all made offers, according to Corfo.
