The Port of Corpus Christi, a leading U.S. oil and natural gas export hub, has unveiled plans to explore green hydrogen production at its facilities in South Texas.

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Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced earlier this week, the Corpus Christi port is partnering with finance giant Ares Management Corp. to look into the potential for building the hydrogen facilities and a solar project that would power them. 

The hydrogen produced would be used by port customers as a power source or, in the case of refiners, as a feedstock, the Port’s chief strategy officer Jeff Pollack told NGI.

“One of the elegant things about this partnership is that hydrogen as a product has immediate utility for our current customer base,” Pollack said. “It has very diverse and...