Heliogen to build 20,000-tonne green hydrogen plant on BLM land in Arizona

• US artificial intelligence (AI)-made it possible for concentrated solar technology developer Heliogen Inc (NYSE: HLGN) has actually been permitted to lease BLM-administered land to construct a 20,000-tonne green hydrogen production plant in Arizona.

The prerogative to rent a location within the Brenda Solar Energy Zone (SEZ) has been awarded to Heliogen by the Department of the Inside's Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The particular zone spreads over 3,343 acres (1,353 ha) in Arizona's La Paz County, on the California boundary.

Heliogen's strategy is to set up a facility to produce around 20,000 tonnes of green hydrogen every year. It will bank on its partnership with Blossom Power (NYSE: BE) to create green hydrogen from water as well as focused solar power. A pilot system incorporating the innovations was turned on in Lancaster, California, in November 2021.

"The Brenda SEZ is a suitable area for commercial-scale green hydrogen production due to the enough regional water and also its close proximity to prospective offtake companions as well as essential circulation channels," said Heliogen's CEO Bill Gross.