Multiple strategically located green hydrogen facilities on key interstates throughout the Pacific Northwest to serve heavy-duty transport and heavy industry
NovoHydrogen (“Novo”) is developing multiple key green hydrogen production facilities in the Pacific Northwest region to supply cost-effective hydrogen to heavy duty on road transport, off road mining vehicles, aviation, and marine applications in addition to heavy industrials. Novo’s current complementary sites are located in Pierce County, WA in the Seattle/Tacoma metro region off the I-5 and in Eastern Oregon in Baker County right on I-84. Both sites with high pressure gaseous hydrogen refueling will connect to additional Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub (“PNWH2”) refueling sites throughout the broader region.
Novo will own and operate a green hydrogen production facility at an industrial customer’s operations in Eastern Oregon. 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. The project involves installing ~4MW of electrolyzers to support ~864 kg/day of green hydrogen. Under a long-term hydrogen purchase agreement, an industrial customer will use the green hydrogen to decarbonize its fleet operations. Novo will also develop an open access green hydrogen refueling station along I-84 as part of a broader open access refueling station network to supply green hydrogen for decarbonizing trucking fleets along the route, for which we are currently securing offtake.
Location:
Baker County, OR
Concept:
Hydrogen production facility at an industrial facility in Eastern Oregon along with an open access refueling station to service fleets along I-84 and I-5 refueling network
Production:
~864 kg/day with up to 750 kg/day available for open access station refueling
Source of Power: Grid-sourced clean electricity that qualifies our green hydrogen for the Section 45V production tax credit
Source of power:
Existing Washington hydropower facilities that qualifies our green hydrogen for the Section 45V production tax credit
Commercial status:
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”) and signed a subrecipient agreement with the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. A portion of offtake is under an executed HPA for off-road heavy-duty transportation
2028
Novo will own and operate a green hydrogen production facility at an industrially zoned site outside Tacoma Washington in Frederickson/Pierce County. The Grit City Hydrogen project involves installing ~10MW of electrolyzers to support ~4,500 kg/day of green hydrogen powered by low cost and baseload hydropower facilities. This facility also has the capability of producing liquid hydrogen. Novo is offering the cost-effective green hydrogen from this facility under long-term hydrogen purchase agreements to heavy duty transport and industrial customers.
Novo is subscribing offtake from this location. Please reach out to gritcity@novohydrogen.com to discuss your hydrogen needs.
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Commercial status:
2028
The Grit City Hydrogen facility with gaseous or liquid refueling capabilities is conveniently located off I-5 in an industrial area. The Express Ranch Hydrogen open access hydrogen refueling station in Eastern Oregon will be strategically located along I-84 in Eastern Oregon, which was designated as a Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) alternative fueling corridor. Both sites complement each other given their strategic locations on key interstate highways in WA and OR, respectively. Interstate I-84 connects Boise, ID to Portland, OR and then to the entire west coast corridor from British Columbia to California via the north/south I-5 Interstate. Finally, the Grit City location has close access to I-90, which runs east to Chicago and beyond. Novo is also collaborating with other nodes in the PNWH2 Hub to develop this broader refueling network. A key benefit of the PNWH2 hub participation is the ability to connect fleets with additional refueling locations throughout the hub and broader region.
Trucking fleets can monetize additional benefits by trading credits generated by Novo’s green hydrogen in both Oregon and Washington. This compliance-driven market and revenue stream in Washington is driven by its Clean Fuel Standard (“CFS”) and in Oregon by its Clean Fuels Program (“CFP”). In both cases, these programs can reduce the price of green hydrogen by over $1/kg allowing Novo to provide our green hydrogen fuel at the most competitive price on the market compared to other fuels.
Our team is always available to answer any questions regarding these projects. Please reach out to gritcity@novohydrogen.com and/or expressranch@novohydrogen.com for more project information.
Sources of clean power:
Clean Electricity – Grid Power and EACs
Selected electrolyzer technology (up to 14 MW):
Compression: Hydrogen will be compressed for storage
Storage: Hydrogen will be stored in above ground cylinders/silos
These projects will include hydrogen refueling stations strategically located on key interstate corridors throughout the PNW region.
These sites will use hydrogen to replace fossil fuels and fossil fuel derived hydrogen for heavy duty transport and heavy industrial applications through the region in concert with the goals of the PNWH2 Hub
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 open access refueling station.
All of the hydrogen produced by these projects will be used domestically, fueling the modernization and innovation of the U.S. manufacturing sector and strengthening global competitiveness and energy independence.
The project will create jobs for the surrounding community from the necessary construction of the plant and long-term operations. Novo will be implementing a Project Labor Agreement and ensuring prevailing wage rates are met.
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.
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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