A climate-focused tech company has announced plans to open a $100-million plant outside Bakers-field, Calif., to convert wood waste into hydrogen fuel to prevent the waste from emitting greenhouse gases. There has been no construction contract award, to date. The firm, named Mote, says it expects to produce about 7-million kg of carbon-negative hydrogen and remove 150,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide that would be released into the air-the equivalent of taking more than 32,000 cars off the road-each year. Mote, which announced its plans on Dec. 15, aims to start hydrogen production in 2024. The company is working with engineer Fluor Corp. and gasification systems maker SunGas Renewables Inc. to develop the plant. The waste-to-fuel process, developed by Mote, would gather waste from farms, forestry and other sources that would otherwise be burnt or left to decompose and use commercially available equipment for fuel production.
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