Chevron and partners to study Gulf Coast hydrogen

US major Chevron said October 19 it would collaborate with three industry partners to study to evaluate and potentially advance the development of a blue and green hydrogen and ammonia facility on the US Gulf Coast.

Chevron will be joined by industrial gases supplier Air Liquide, Germany’s Uniper and chemicals producer LyondelleBasell in the study and potential facility development, which would support industrial decarbonisation and mobility applications in the region and expand clean ammonia exports.

“Across the value chain, collaborations are critical to developing a hydrogen ecosystem, and this is an example of bringing together leaders in the space to explore lower carbon hydrogen opportunities and to contribute complementary expertise,” said Austin Knight, vice president of hydrogen at Chevron New Energies. “We are seeking to accelerate the deployment of lower carbon solutions and believe companies like Chevron can help bring the capabilities needed to make this a reality.”

The study and possible facility development will cover the full energy value chain, utilising each participant’s technical expertise in production, operational experience, storage, distribution, and export logistics. Collectively, the consortium will bring capabilities and expertise in air separation technology, hydrogen technologies, lower carbon intensity and renewable natural gas, carbon capture and storage (CCS), electrolysis-based technologies, and petrochemicals.

Specifically, the consortium will assess the potential for producing blue hydrogen using natural gas with CCS and green hydrogen via electrolysis to supply end-use markets, including the ammonia, petrochemicals, power, and mobility markets.