Hydrogen production plant goes into operation in Hawaii

The unit is a HGM 3000 built by H2Gen, which has the capacity to produce 10 times more hydrogen than Hawaii currently consumes. The unit reforms propane and steam to create hydrogen.

The pant was commissioned in May by Airgas Gaspro, Inc. Until now, all hydrogen sold in Hawaii was imported from California, said Mark Mahler, area vice president of Airgas Gaspro.

“With the commissioning of this unit we are not only investing in Hawaii’s future, we are taking another step towards source of supply reliability and energy independence,” Mahler said in a statement.

Source: Fuel Cell Today