(Lancaster, USA) – The US company Element Resources Ltd. plans to build a large-scale renewable hydrogen production plant in Lancaster, California. According to the company, the future site is located less than 160 kilometers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The company intends to supply end consumers throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
The facility, which is scheduled to begin commercial operations in early 2025, will power Element Resources' electrolyzers with solar energy. The project will create around 250 jobs and 36 permanent positions during the construction phase.
Anchor project for renewable energies
The company will produce 20.000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually in the first phase. The plant is also one of the anchors in the “Eastside Overlay” of the city of Lancaster, where other clean energy projects are being located. According to city mayor R. Rex Parris, Lancaster is building robust hydrogen production capacity to enable regional decarbonization.
The city of Lancaster, with its approximately 170.000 inhabitants, has already entered into a number of agreements to harness the potential of clean hydrogen. For example, the Californian company Heliogen, Inc., plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) there in partnership with Dimensional Energy. This will utilize Heliogen's "HelioHeat" technology with concentrated solar power (CSP).
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Rendering of the planned plant in which hydrogen is to be produced using photovoltaics. © City of Lancaster, CA
