HECA Project location in Elk Hills, California.

After studying numerous possible sites, Kern County has been identified as an ideal location for a new hydrogen fueled power station due to its proximity to oil production facilities, appropriate geology for CO2 storage and the necessary infrastructure, including roads, non-potable water resources and electrical transmission lines.

Kern County has feedstock fuel available from California refineries and is near oil fields which are well known and characterized such that they meet the geological requirements to serve as storage sites for the power plant’s CO2 emissions.  Furthermore, injecting CO2 will revitalize these oil fields by slowing their decline and increasing their useful production life.  Also, there is a local supply of non-potable water and an ever growing demand for electrical power.

California has identified the need for sources of hydrogen to meet the demands of its emerging hydrogen economy.

Distances from Plant Process Area to local cities and towns: