The complete plan envisions production, storage, transportation and consumption of hydrogen. Hydrogen is a versatile industrial feedstock and fuel that the hydrogen hub will supply to a wide array ofindustries such as agriculture, data centers, hospitals, ports, power plants and domestic fertilizer producers.

Anchor sites in Moses Lake, Washington and Hermiston, Oregon, will use power from new renewable wind and solar power plants to split water in a process called electrolysis. These renewable energy sources will connect to a 400 MW electrolyzer capable of producing 175 metric tons of hydrogen a day at each anchor site.

The Obsidian Pacific NW Hydrogen Hub also includes a new hydrogen pipeline system to store, collect and distribute hydrogen to consumers across eastern Oregon and Washington, providing the lowest cost source of hydrogen across much of the Northwest.

Obsidian helped form a steering committee of over 30 members including Sumitomo, through its affiliate Perennial Power, Siemens Energy, Plug Power, Vestas North America, and SOLV Energy, according to the concept paper. concept paper link: https://pnwhydrogenhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Concept-Paper-Obsidian-PNW-Hydrogen-Hub.pdf