Empire Diversified Energy will become the first sub-recipient of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub’s (ARCH2) federally granted funding.
ARCH2, which is set to receive up to $925m from the US Government’s $7bn Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs programme, has chosen Empire to produce hydrogen from food waste.
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The project will be developed in partnership with Heartland Water Technology and will see food waste treatment in an anaerobic digester, which produces biogas and residual solid material. Heartland will apply its HelioStorm high-temperature ionic gasifier to perform methane pyrolysis of the biogas and produce clean hydrogen and carbon black.
H2 View understands that Empire plans to begin the project operations next year, located at the Port of West Virginia. The project is also now recognised as a PDP in the ARCH2 programme.
Bernard Brown, Empire’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), claimed the hydrogen hub will be a beacon of innovation and leadership in the renewable energy sector.
“By leveraging this hub as a pivotal platform for collaboration, research, and development, we aim to demonstrate how strategic investments in decentralised hydrogen infrastructure and technology can yield significant environmental and economic benefits,” he said.
“The integration of Heartland’s HelioStorm technology into the project is a game-changer, harnessing groundbreakingly efficient methods to convert food waste into renewable hydrogen, propelling us toward our hydrogen goals.”
Chris Beaufait, Heartland CEO, added, “The project not only aligns with our vision to redefine waste, it underscores the critical role of renewable hydrogen in shaping a sustainable, circular economy.”
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