The HECA power plant will generate clean low carbon electricity by transforming fossil fuels into clean burning hydrogen that provides reliable power to the grid nearly 24h a day 7 days a week regardless whether the wind is blowing or the sun is shinning. Typically renewables, such as wind and solar, produce electricity only one third of the time. So although renewables provide an important form of clean energy they are intermittent.

We believe hydrogen power and renewables are complementary in the sense that both deliver cleaner energy and both are needed to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

California has shown leadership in addressing the climate change issue and is a fitting location for the HECA project which would prove the application of the hydrogen power and carbon capture and storage concept to solid fuels, such as petcoke or coal. There are also very compelling economic development reasons for building this high tech facility in California namely job creation and new local tax revenues. Demonstration of the concept for future application in countries such as China will be a significant step.  China and other countries are also dedicating considerable time and money to identifying potential technologies and projects that will demonstrate the enormous environmental and economic benefits that CCS can bring.