
Chevron Launches Solar-Powered Hydrogen Plant
Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., announced it is developing a 5-megawatt hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley.
The project aims to create lower carbon energy by utilizing solar power, land and non-potable produced water from Chevron’s existing assets at the Lost Hills oil field in Kern County.
The company says this low carbon intensity (LCI) electrolytic hydrogen will be produced through electrolysis. The facility is designed to produce two tons of LCI hydrogen daily.
“Chevron already offers lower carbon fuels like sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel and others, and this project is expected to expand the portfolio of solutions Chevron could supply to the region,” said Austin Knight, vice president for hydrogen at Chevron New Energies.
Lost Hills represents the first Chevron-only commercial electrolytic hydrogen project. Development is expected to span multiple years.
Pictured: 220-acre solar field at Lost Hills
