On Monday, American EV manufacturer Nikola announced that it was collaborating with KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis to establish Pennsylvania’s first supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen production. It is expected to aid its fuel-cell-electric Class 8 trucks, as per Green Fleet.
Nikola is progressing toward a definitive agreement with KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis about an under-development clean hydrogen and chemicals production facility. It is aimed at increasing the hydrogen supply for the American automaker. Notably, fully integrated commercial carbon capture and storage is part of the hydrogen production process.
Plans
Approximately 100 tons of low-carbon hydrogen each day will be delivered to Nikola by KeyState. Officials from Nikola stated in a press release that it could fuel up to 2,500 Nikola Tre FCEVs.
The 7,000+ acre KeyState facility is projected to be capable of storing the carbon dioxide produced during the manufacture of hydrogen once it is operational in 2026.
Furthermore, access to FCEV markets in the Mid-Atlantic will be made possible by its strategic scope. In addition to meeting the needs of Nikola’s hydrogen mobility, KeyState will also manufacture urea and ammonia for the industrial and transportation sectors.
Carey Mendes, Nikola’s President of Energy, stated:
“Nikola’s participation in the project will allow us to secure sufficient volumes of hydrogen to underpin and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission trucks by unlocking new customer demand and enabling key investments in downstream hydrogen refueling infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic region. This will be key to our supply strategy and will help develop our refueling network at scale. Additionally, the low carbon, clean hydrogen will allow us to maximize value under the Inflation Reduction Act and future downstream fuel and dispensing incentive programs.”
Moreover, the partners are collaborating to create a liquefaction solution and pushing toward the hydrogen supply deal. It is anticipated to aid in the project’s distribution of hydrogen to Nikola’s future refueling network economically and effectively.
As if those are not enough, the partners also intend to back a proposal for a DOE Hydrogen Hub Program principal project that would represent the entire hydrogen ecosystem, from supply to demand.
