Air Products and The AES Corporation announced plans to invest approximately $4 billion in Wilbarger County, Texas, to build, own, and operate a green hydrogen production facility. This mega-scale renewable power to hydrogen project includes 1.4 gigatonnes (GW) of wind and solar power generation and electrolyzer capacity capable of producing more than 200 metric tonnes per day (MT/D) of green hydrogen, making it the largest green hydrogen facility in the United States.
Air Products and The AES Corporation plan to invest approximately $4 billion in Wilbarger County, Texas, to build, own, and operate a green hydrogen production facility. This mega-scale renewable power to hydrogen project, the largest in the United States, has an electrolyzer capacity of over 200 metric tonnes of green hydrogen per day (MT/D) and approximately 1.4 GW of wind and solar power generation.
Air Products and The AES Corporation intend to invest $4 billion in Wilbarger County, Texas, to construct, own, and operate a green hydrogen production facility. The largest renewable power to hydrogen project in the United States, this mega-scale project has an electrolyzer capacity of over 200 metric tonnes of green hydrogen per day (MT/D) and approximately 1.4 GW of wind and solar power generation.
The project would generate over 1,300 construction jobs, 115 permanent operations jobs, and approximately 200 transportation and distribution jobs. It is also expected to generate $500 million in tax benefits for the state over the project’s lifetime, extending Texas’ energy leadership.
Green hydrogen demand for mobility and industrial applications is expected to skyrocket in the United States over the next decade. Green hydrogen’s role in net-zero ambitions announced by several states and major corporations supports demand growth. The project is subject to local permits and local, state, and federal incentives.