Green hydrogen facility to decarbonize heavy-duty trucking
NovoHydrogen (“Novo”) is partnering with an industrial customer to supply green hydrogen for decarbonizing heavy-duty trucking in Baker County, OR. The project will also serve heavy duty fleets from a convenient refueling location along I-84 that will connect to additional Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub (“PNWH2”) refueling throughout the broader region.
Novo will own and operate a green hydrogen production facility at this industrial customer’s operation in Eastern Oregon. The project involves installing ~2MW of electrolyzers to support ~550 kg/day of green hydrogen. Under a long-term hydrogen purchase agreement, this industrial customer will use the green hydrogen to decarbonize its fleet operations. Novo will also develop a public-facing green hydrogen refueling station along I-84 as part of a broader public refueling station network to supply green hydrogen for decarbonizing trucking fleets along the route, for which we are currently securing offtake. The Express Ranch project was included as part of the PNWH2, which was selected for funding through the Department of Energy’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program (“H2Hubs”). Express Ranch is known as Node 5 of the PNWH2.
Baker County, OR
Hydrogen production facility at industrial facility in Eastern Oregon along with public refueling station to service fleets along I-84 and I-5 refueling network
Up to 0.5 metric tons per day (550 kg per day with 275 kg+/day available for public refueling)
Grid-sourced clean electricity that qualifies for 45V Tax Credits
Signed subrecipient agreement with the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub (PNWH2 Hub) / originating additional offtake for I-84 refueling station capacity
2028
The public facing hydrogen refueling station will be strategically located along I-84 in Eastern Oregon, which was designated as a Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) alternative fueling corridor. Novo is currently negotiating green hydrogen fuel supply agreements with heavy-duty trucking fleets that operate along route I-84 and the broader Pacific Northwest Region up to Portland, OR and the broader I-5 corridor. A key benefit of the PNWH2 hub participation is the ability to connect fleets with additional refueling locations throughout the hub and broader region. Novo provides the cheapest, cleanest, and most resilient supply of green hydrogen to its offtakers.
Trucking fleets can monetize additional benefits by trading credits on a Clean Fuels Program (CFP) marketplace. Oregon’s CFP calls for a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity (“CI”) of transportation fuel from 2015 levels by 2025, followed by a 20% reduction by 2030 and 37% by 2035. Through the CFP, owners of clean fuels can create additional revenue streams by selling credits to other fleets for compliance. In 2023, credits were selling for over $120 per metric ton of CO2 reduced, which can reduce the price of hydrogen by over $1/kg. The program provides further upside and allows us to provide our green hydrogen fuel at the most competitive price on the market.
Our team is always available to answer any questions regarding this project. Please reach out to expressranch@novohydrogen.com for more project information.
Sources of clean power:
Clean Electricity – Grid Power and EACs
Selected electrolyzer technology:
Up to 2 MW of electrolyzers
Compression: Hydrogen will be compressed for storage
Storage: Hydrogen will be stored in above ground cylinders/silos
Sources of clean power: Solar, up to 400 MW / 2,000+ acres
Selected electrolyzer technology:
300 MW of electrolyzers
Hydrogen will be compressed utilizing compressors
Hydrogen will be stored in above ground cylinders / silos
The site will deliver ~35 metric tons per day of green hydrogen to customers
The project will reduce over 2,000 metric tons CO2 per year and improve local air quality by replacing diesel fuel with hydrogen in heavy-duty haul trucks and other heavy-duty fleets that use the public refueling station.
The project will create hundreds of jobs from the necessary construction of the plant and multiple long-term operational jobs for the surrounding community. Novo will be implementing a Project Labor Agreement and ensuring prevailing wage rates are met.
Novo will include a public facing clean Hydrogen Refueling Station along I-84 designated as an FHWA alternative fueling coordinator. This will weave into the broader hydrogen refueling network for convenience and sustainability.
The Novo team has begun engagement with academic institutions, public officials, environmental groups, labor unions, and other community engagement organizations to provide full transparency for the project to ensure it benefits the community. Node 5 has engaged the Baker County Commissioner Chair, the Eastern Oregon Workforce Board, the Baker County Chamber of Commerce, and the OR Office of Workforce Investments to introduce the project and discuss the preliminary activities of Phase 1. The Project will soon be engaging the several state and regional colleges and labor unions to support local workforce development and aims to execute a Project Labor Agreement in the later development phases. Node 5 will also lead the formation of a Community Advisory Board to solicit input from key community leaders and stakeholders.
NovoHydrogen is a full-service green hydrogen project developer that originates, develops, constructs, finances, owns, and operates green hydrogen projects throughout North America. NovoHydrogen’s vision is green hydrogen where it is needed most. We focus on the tough-to-decarbonize industrial, transportation, and power sectors through green hydrogen where it is the best solution for our customers.
We are led by the conviction that green hydrogen is a key piece of the decarbonization puzzle. This drives our passion for our work. We leverage our deep energy sector knowledge and experience deploying successful innovative energy transition technologies. Our extensive learnings from across the energy sector include developing solar, wind, transmission, and battery storage assets and midstream and upstream oil & gas operations. This track record has given us real project experience that customers can trust.
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