Hawaii State, Ormat to Build Hydrogen Plant (Investing Business Week)
Hawaii island is gearing up to add locally produced hydrogen to its diverse mix of alternative energy resources.
Officials at the state-funded Hawaii Natural Energy Institute are preparing an environmental assessment for a facility that initially would produce hydrogen for use in fuel cell vehicles. Later phases of the project would explore the use of hydrogen as an energy source for electricity generation.
HNEI has an agreement with Ormat's Puna Geothermal Ventures to build the hydrogen production facility on the grounds of PGV's plant about 20 miles southeast of Hilo.
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