Heliogen intends to develop a green hydrogen facility on leased land in the Brenda Solar Energy Zone (SEZ) in Arizona, according to a press release.
The US Bureau of Land Management awarded Heliogen, a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, the exclusive right to lease the land. The company plans a project capable of producing approximately 20,000 metric tonnes of hydrogen per year.
The Brenda SEZ is situated on 3,343 acres of land in La Paz County, Arizona on the California border. The site has direct access to Interstate 10 for distribution of hydrogen to nearby natural gas pipelines for blending and transport, as well as to the Phoenix metropolitan area and the Port of Los Angeles for domestic and international shipping.
“The Brenda SEZ is an ideal location for commercial-scale green hydrogen production due to the ample local water supply and its close proximity to potential offtake partners and key distribution channels,” Bill Gross, CEO of Heliogen, said in the release.
Heliogen and Bloom Energy successfully generated green hydrogen by integrating the companies’ technologies – Heliogen’s concentrated solar energy system and Bloom Energy’s Electrolyzer. The successful hydrogen production demonstration in Lancaster, California, completed in November 2021, showcased the companies’ complementary green power and hydrogen production technologies.
