Hygreen, the Chinese electrolyzer manufacturer, remains optimistic about the US hydrogen market and routinely talks to US-based project developers, global marketing director Ethan Hugh said on the sidelines of Gastech in Houston.
The company is hiring in Houston and Canada (with executives in Toronto and Vancouver), with discussions involving projects throughout both countries, he said.
ReSource reported in May that Hygreen was pitching was in negotiations to contract with Big Hill Materials, which was part of the Horizons Clean Hydrogen Hub (HCH2) application to the US Department of Energy. The project is a salt dome site in Bay City, Texas. The hydrogen production site is planned, but unfinalized.
“The company has shown that we do leverage partnerships as a way to grow,” Hugh said when asked if the company was looking to manufacture in North America. “Given that it is our policy to establish local resources and support… we are open to that.”
Hygreen recently committed to invest more than 2bn euros ($2.2bn) in green hydrogen projects in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia.
Located in Malaga, Hygreen Energy plans for a new facility to initially focus on production of its 5 MW electrolyzers, with production capacity up to 5 GW, scaled according to demand in Europe.
Similar projects could play out in North America, Hugh said, noting persistent regulatory uncertainty and the upcoming US and Canadian elections.
