• LET’S MOVE
    CALIFORNIA FORWARD.

    The Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) plant will provide a predictable
    and stable source of electricity using clean hydrogen while capturing and
    permanently storing 90% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

  • ENABLING
    ENERGY SECURITY.

    HECA will create thousands of high quality union jobs throughout construction,
    as well as several hundred full-time jobs when fully operational.

  • AN ECONOMIC ENGINE
    FOR KERN COUNTY.

    HECA will permanently capture 90% of the facility's
    C02 and put it to good use in enhanced oil
    recovery (EOR) efforts that will product five million
    additional barrels of domestic oil per year. This will
    allow California to advance its energy policy
    while generating more revenue.
PROJECT facts
  • HECA will create thousands of high quality union jobs during construction and several hundred permanent jobs when fully operational.
  • The HECA project will permanently and safely capture 3 million tons of greenhouse gases before they are emitted into the atmosphere.
  • HECA will capture more than three million tons of greenhouse gases that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere each year, equivalent to taking more than 650,000 cars off the road.
  • The HECA project will generate clean, low-carbon electricity for California, while safely storing 90% of its CO2 emissions underground.
  • The HECA facility will transform coal and petroleum coke into clean hydrogen, fertilizer and other low-carbon products valued at more than $1 billion per year.
  • HECA's operation will create $52 million in annual labor income and $239 million in annual economic impact to Kern County.
  • In addition to generating clean energy using hydrogen, HECA will also produce a much needed local source of low-carbon fertilizer.

Watch Project Media

  • The Hydrogen Energy California project (HECA) will generate clean energy for California while creating jobs and economic and environmental benefits for Kern County. This video describes HECA's unique method of creating clean hydrogen from coal and petroleum coke, and its "closed loop" process for capturing and safely storing underground 90% of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
  • Documentary film interviews with the local community about what they see HECA bringing to Kern County. People include County Supervisor for West Kern County, Mayor of Bakersfield, the Director of the Independent Oil Agency, a Professor from CAL State Bakersfield and more.
  • Film explaining how the Hydrogen Energy California project could be part of the solution to reduce climate change. The HECA facility will provide stable and reliable low-carbon electricity that will complement other forms of clean energy.
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