Babcock & Wilcox, General Hydrogen Corp. Agree to Key Terms for Sale of Carbon-Negative Hydrogen and CO2 Produced from Biomass at Louisiana Plant
- Hydrogen and CO2 will be produced from B&W’s BrightLoop™ technology using biomass and other solid fuels
- Production anticipated to begin in mid-2026
As the exclusive partner within defined segments for the distribution of hydrogen produced at the plant, General Hydrogen would purchase and transport off-site up to 15 tons of hydrogen per day, and CGI Gases would purchase and transport compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) captured during the process.
B&W’s BrightLoop process is an innovative, scalable, chemical looping technology that can produce hydrogen from virtually any feedstock, including solid fuels such as waste wood and other types of biomass. The process also produces an isolated CO2 stream for capture, beneficial use or sequestration, as well as nitrogen that can be combined with hydrogen to create ammonia.
“B&W is focused on producing clean hydrogen or carbon-negative hydrogen in the
“We’re pleased to partner with General Hydrogen and excited to take this next step to produce hydrogen and capture CO2 at commercial scale,” Buckler said. “We are evaluating other potential projects with General Hydrogen and look forward to working with them in support of their hydrogen customers.”
The project also represents a geographic expansion for General Hydrogen Corp. and CGI Gases.
“The clean energy produced by B&W’s BrightLoop technology is an important scaling opportunity that builds on our company’s current distribution expertise and our
B&W’s BrightLoop facility is targeted for operation in 2026.
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Forward-Looking Statements
B&W cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to the signing of a Term Sheet between B&W and General Hydrogen for a purchase agreement for hydrogen and CO2 produced at a facility being developed in
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