CF Industries Holdings and NextEra Energy Resources announce joint venture to develop zero-carbon-intensity hydrogen project
Published by Emily Thomas,
Deputy Editor
World Fertilizer,
CF Industries Holdings, Inc., and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a joint venture to develop a zero-carbon-intensity hydrogen project at CF Industries’ Verdigris Complex in Oklahoma.
The proposed project was included in the funding application submitted to the US Department of Energy (DOE) this month by the HALO Hydrogen Hub, a three-state effort established by Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma to compete for funding from the DOE’s regional clean hydrogen hub programme. CF Industries and NextEra Energy Resources anticipate that support for the project from the DOE programme will be a key aspect of their evaluation process. A final investment decision has not been made for this project.
The proposed project envisions a jointly owned 100 MW electrolysis plant at the Verdigris Complex that would be powered by a dedicated 450 MW renewable energy facility developed by NextEra Energy Resources. CF Industries would be the sole offtaker of 100% of the zero-carbon green hydrogen output from the site’s electrolysers. The green hydrogen would be used to produce up to 100 000 tpy of zero-carbon green ammonia, which would be facilitated by debottlenecking Verdigris’ ammonia plants. CF Industries expects the resulting green ammonia production to support the transition of American agriculture to low- and zero-carbon fertilizers, helping to remove up to 130 000 metric t of carbon dioxide emissions from the agriculture supply chain each year.
“The use of decarbonised ammonia in agriculture offers the most certain, quantifiable and verifiable way to reduce the lifecycle carbon footprint of the food we eat,” said Tony Will, President and Chief Executive Officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. “We are pleased to work with NextEra Energy Resources to explore how best green hydrogen could help accelerate the adoption of low- and zero-carbon ammonia and ammonia-derived nitrogen fertilizers in the United States and contribute to decarbonising the agriculture supply chain.”
“NextEra Energy Resources is committed to leading the decarbonisation of the American economy, and the agriculture industry is fundamental to that goal,” said Rebecca Kujawa, president and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy Resources. “We are honoured to work with CF Industries to bring green hydrogen production to its Verdigris Complex while also creating additional jobs and economic benefits for the state of Oklahoma.”
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