據原油新聞8月17日消息稱，美國Fidelis New Energy是一家總部位于休斯敦的能源轉型公司，計劃在西弗吉尼亞州建立一個工廠，用天然氣生產清潔的氫氣。該公告是由州長Jim Justice宣布的。

在獲得必要的監管批準后，該工廠將建在梅森縣俄亥俄河沿岸的普因特普萊森特400公頃的土地上。該項目預計將在該地區創造約800個永久性工作崗位，并為該州帶來超過1億美元的年收入。

該工廠將分四個階段建造，每個階段每天能夠從天然氣中生產超過500噸的氫氣。該工廠生產的氫氣不僅將為該公司的數據中心園區供電，還將被運輸用于包括煉鋼在內的其他行業。Justice說，預計將于2028年開始運營。該項目每年將清除和儲存近1000萬噸二氧化碳。

根據美國能源信息署的數據，西弗吉尼亞州的天然氣產量在美國各州中排名第四。隨著新工廠的投入運營，Fidelis New Energy將成為該州最大的天然氣客戶。

曹海斌 譯自 原油新聞

原文如下：

New West Virginia Facility to Produce Clean Hydrogen with Natural Gas

Fidelis New Energy- a Houston-based energy transition company plans to set up a facility in West Virginia to produce clean hydrogen with natural gas. The announcement was made by Gov. Jim Justice.

Upon obtaining necessary regulatory approvals, the plant will be set up on 400 hectares property in Point Pleasant along the Ohio River in Mason County. The project is expected to create around 800 permanent jobs in the region and generate more than $100 million in annual revenues to the state.

The plant would be built in four phases, with each phase capable of producing more than 500 metric tons of hydrogen per day from natural gas. The hydrogen produced by the plant will not only power the company’s data center campus, but will also be transported for use by other industries including steelmaking. It is expected to commence operations in 2028, Justice said. The project will remove and store nearly 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per annum.

As per EIA, West Virginia is ranked fourth among U.S. states in terms of natural gas production. With the new plant becoming operational, Fidelis New Energy would emerge as the state’s largest natural gas customer.