The government of the State of Louisiana and Air Products (APD) have announced the plan to develop a US$4.5 billion Blue Hydrogen clean energy complex in Louisiana, USA.

Air Products will build, own and operate the megaproject, with the aim to produce over 750 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of blue hydrogen in Ascension Parish. Blue products are produced utilizing hydrocarbons as a feedstock, with the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the production process captured for permanent sequestration. A portion of the blue hydrogen will be compressed and supplied to customers by Air Products’ extensive U.S. Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network. The network stretches more than 700-miles from Galveston Bay in Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana.

The balance of the blue hydrogen from the new Ascension Parish facility will be used to make blue ammonia that will be transported around the world and converted back to blue hydrogen for transportation and other markets. The project will also feature the instance of CO2 capture for permanent sequestration and produce only environmentally friendly blue products. The megaproject is expected to be operational in 2026.