Rumors are circulating about a large renewable energy project in northern Mojave County. Phoenix Hydrogen and its Mojave Green Energy Hub LLC are considering developing a hydrogen storage project at Red Lake, about 30 miles north of Kingman.
Mojave Green Energy Hub Kingman Site Manager Greg Bartlett began meeting with political, business and other community leaders in the Kingman area earlier this month. He said communication has also begun with officials within the Mojave County government.
Bartlett said he plans to provide more details about the project in the next few days, and while it will be a long process, he acknowledged that the project will include solar power that can be converted to hydrogen. The hydrogen will be stored in Red Lake’s naturally fortified underground salt dome caverns for sale and distribution.
Bartlett said the cave is ideal for hydrogen storage, and project proponents are looking to leverage available federal funding to support the effort. He said about 9,000 acres of private land for the project is basically safe through takeover options.
Some information is provided by telephone recording.
“The Mojave Green Energy Hub is being developed in Mojave County near Kingman, Arizona. Located high in the Mojave Desert, the project will include a solar power facility, green hydrogen generation and storage,” said the narrator. “The Mojave Hub will be powered entirely by renewable energy and provides an ideal foundation for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Green Hub model.”
President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorized the use of up to $7 billion to help develop a hydrogen hub.
According to the Department of Energy’s website, “The Clean Hydrogen Hub will create a network of hydrogen producers, consumers and local connectivity infrastructure to promote the use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier capable of supplying or storing vast amounts of energy. We will promote it.” “Clean hydrogen production, processing, distribution, storage, and end-uses, including innovative industrial uses, are critical to achieving President Biden’s goal of a 100 percent clean power grid and net zero by 2035. Critical to DOE’s strategy.” Carbon emissions to 2050. ”
A narrated phone message promotes the green features of the Mojave Green Energy Hub.
“The project will be able to store 1,000 gigawatt hours of electricity at any given time, equivalent to the peak consumption of up to 450,000 single-family homes. It will happen,” said the narrator. He also said initial operations are scheduled for 2026, but Bartlett suggested 2028 is a better estimate.
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