lement Resources, a leader in green hydrogen production, announces the signing of a surface lease agreement with Rio Tinto at the Rio Tinto U.S. Borax mine site in Boron, California, which will be used for the development of a green hydrogen production facility powered by a dedicated, co-located off-grid solar electric generation facility, according to a news release.
Element Resources will have an initial study period to evaluate the commercial viability of a hydrogen production facility.
“We are proud to partner with Element Resources to study this incredibly exciting technology and its potential for our net zero journey,” said Renny Dillinger, General Manager, U.S. Borax. “This is just another example of our dedication to decarbonization, and we look forward to working in collaboration with Element Resources in their next steps.”
“We are delighted to enter into this agreement with Rio Tinto U.S. Borax,” said Steve Meheen, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Element Resources. “We believe that we will ultimately develop an industrial-scale green hydrogen product plant powered by solar energy at the site. The very large acreage footprint combined with excellent solar conditions will enable large scale hydrogen production to help accelerate decarbonization efforts in California and the surrounding region.”
Element Resources has separately developing a green hydrogen project in Lancaster, California.
