New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) has entered an agreement with Plug Power Inc. (Plug), a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, for a 120-megawatt industrial-scale green hydrogen plant near Beaumont, Texas. Expected to be one of the largest of its kind in North America, the facility will leverage Plug’s industry-leading proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis technology and enable the production of more than 50 tons per day (TPD) of green hydrogen. With the development of additional supporting infrastructure, the facility will be scalable to nearly 500 megawatts.
The green hydrogen project site is strategically located on the banks of the Neches River in Jefferson County, Texas, affording proximity to industrial end-users as well as access to reliable power and superior logistics including rail, marine, and existing pipelines that span the U.S. Gulf Coast region. The Port of Beaumont and the broader Sabine-Neches Navigation District are home to an array of large-scale industrial facilities in the refining, petrochemical, and other sectors that utilize hydrogen for desulfurization and feedstock processing.
