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Released April 30, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While much news and a lot of planned investments center around green hydrogen--that is, hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable energy sources--there is another type of hydrogen with green credentials that is being implemented on a smaller scale: renewable hydrogen. While the terms "green hydrogen" and "renewable hydrogen" are sometimes used interchangeably in the popular press, Industrial Info refers to renewable hydrogen as hydrogen made from waste products such as plastics and wood waste, usually employing a gasification process. Industrial Info is tracking a handful of such projects in the U.S., primarily in California.
One of the largest renewable hydrogen projects is taking place in California, where the end product will be sold to fuel stations in the north of the state. Raven SR Incorporated (Pinedale, Wyoming) is underway with two simultaneous phases of construction at the closed Contra Costa Landfill in Richmond, located north of Oakland. Raven SR will employ a patented non-combustion process at the plant to turn 99 tons per day of organic waste such as green waste and food waste into 10,000 kilograms a day of hydrogen.
According to Bloomberg, California is the only U.S. state that sells hydrogen-fueled vehicles, although they are outpaced in sales by battery-electric vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cell cars, which have a driving range similar to gasoline-powered vehicles, accounted for about 1.1% of the state's zero-emissions cars in 2023. Government support of California's hydrogen fuel network has become a somewhat contentious issue in the state as, according to critics, the low vehicle numbers don't justify millions of dollars of support. Nevertheless, Raven SR is expected to begin producing fuel for California's drivers later this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Chemical Processing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
FusionOne Energy Corporation is taking a different tack on a renewable hydrogen project in New Iberia, Louisiana. Rather than processing organic waste, FusionOne's plant will process 16 million tons per year of tire waste into renewable hydrogen. The tire waste will be provided by Colt Incorporated (Scott, Louisiana), a scrap tire processor licensed with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Construction of the plant is expected to kick off this summer, putting it on track for completion in the first half of 2027. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
California eclipses other states when it comes to the number of proposed renewable hydrogen projects, which are planned for locations throughout the state. In Bakersfield, Mote Incorporated (San Francisco, California) is targeting not only hydrogen production, but also carbon capture from wood waste. Mote's facility will use SunGas Renewables' (Houston, Texas) gasification technology to produce 60,000 kilograms a day of renewable hydrogen and capture 450,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide, which will be stored underground in saline aquifers. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
About 45 miles to the north in Pixley, California, Proteum Energy LLC (Phoenix, Arizona) hopes to produce both renewable hydrogen and renewable natural gas (RNG) from ethanol feedstock provided by another plant in Pixley. Construction of the hydrogen plant is slated to begin in early 2027, putting it on track for completion around the end of that year, when it will begin ramping up to 35 metric tons per day of renewable hydrogen and 1,800 million British thermal units (BTUs) of RNG daily. Subscribers can click here for more details of the project.
One of the largest planned renewable hydrogen projects is being considered for Lancaster, California, which is about 60 miles north of Los Angeles. However, the project has been given a low probability (0-69%) of moving forward as planned by Industrial Info, and construction presently isn't expected to start until 2030. Nevertheless, the scope of the project makes it worth discussion. The facility is being planned by SGH2 Energy Global LLC (Washington, D.C.), which will use a proprietary gasification process to turn mixed paper waste feedstock into 3.8 million kilograms per year of renewable hydrogen. The plant will process 40,000 tons of paper waste annually, which will be provided by Allan Company (Baldwin Park, California). SGH2 has offtake agreements in place with California's hydrogen fuel providers. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
One of the largest renewable hydrogen projects is taking place in California, where the end product will be sold to fuel stations in the north of the state. Raven SR Incorporated (Pinedale, Wyoming) is underway with two simultaneous phases of construction at the closed Contra Costa Landfill in Richmond, located north of Oakland. Raven SR will employ a patented non-combustion process at the plant to turn 99 tons per day of organic waste such as green waste and food waste into 10,000 kilograms a day of hydrogen.
According to Bloomberg, California is the only U.S. state that sells hydrogen-fueled vehicles, although they are outpaced in sales by battery-electric vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cell cars, which have a driving range similar to gasoline-powered vehicles, accounted for about 1.1% of the state's zero-emissions cars in 2023. Government support of California's hydrogen fuel network has become a somewhat contentious issue in the state as, according to critics, the low vehicle numbers don't justify millions of dollars of support. Nevertheless, Raven SR is expected to begin producing fuel for California's drivers later this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Chemical Processing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
FusionOne Energy Corporation is taking a different tack on a renewable hydrogen project in New Iberia, Louisiana. Rather than processing organic waste, FusionOne's plant will process 16 million tons per year of tire waste into renewable hydrogen. The tire waste will be provided by Colt Incorporated (Scott, Louisiana), a scrap tire processor licensed with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Construction of the plant is expected to kick off this summer, putting it on track for completion in the first half of 2027. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
California eclipses other states when it comes to the number of proposed renewable hydrogen projects, which are planned for locations throughout the state. In Bakersfield, Mote Incorporated (San Francisco, California) is targeting not only hydrogen production, but also carbon capture from wood waste. Mote's facility will use SunGas Renewables' (Houston, Texas) gasification technology to produce 60,000 kilograms a day of renewable hydrogen and capture 450,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide, which will be stored underground in saline aquifers. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
About 45 miles to the north in Pixley, California, Proteum Energy LLC (Phoenix, Arizona) hopes to produce both renewable hydrogen and renewable natural gas (RNG) from ethanol feedstock provided by another plant in Pixley. Construction of the hydrogen plant is slated to begin in early 2027, putting it on track for completion around the end of that year, when it will begin ramping up to 35 metric tons per day of renewable hydrogen and 1,800 million British thermal units (BTUs) of RNG daily. Subscribers can click here for more details of the project.
One of the largest planned renewable hydrogen projects is being considered for Lancaster, California, which is about 60 miles north of Los Angeles. However, the project has been given a low probability (0-69%) of moving forward as planned by Industrial Info, and construction presently isn't expected to start until 2030. Nevertheless, the scope of the project makes it worth discussion. The facility is being planned by SGH2 Energy Global LLC (Washington, D.C.), which will use a proprietary gasification process to turn mixed paper waste feedstock into 3.8 million kilograms per year of renewable hydrogen. The plant will process 40,000 tons of paper waste annually, which will be provided by Allan Company (Baldwin Park, California). SGH2 has offtake agreements in place with California's hydrogen fuel providers. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
