HIF USA has engaged Bechtel to conduct preliminary engineering and design of a facility to be constructed to produce a carbon-neutral gasoline substitute (the HIF USA eFuels Project). HIF USA is considering several locations and expects to select a site for the first facility by the end of the year.

HIF USA will produce a carbon-neutral gasoline substitute that can be dropped into vehicles in use today without any modification to existing engines or the infrastructure on which they depend. The carbon-neutral gasoline is produced from CO₂ captured from the atmosphere and green hydrogen from renewable wind power. HIF USA expects to produce approximately 200 MM gallons per year of carbon-neutral gasoline substitute by 2025, with the potential to decarbonize over 400,000 vehicles. HIF USA estimates creating approximately 3,000 direct jobs during the construction phase, which is expected to begin in 2023, and more than 100 permanent operating jobs.

"Carbon-neutral eFuels represent the new frontier for the energy sector, enabling renewable resources to fuel our mobile economy. There is no better company than Bechtel to design the HIF USA eFuels Project as the preeminent large-scale facility that anchors the birth of the decarbonization industry," Executive Director Meg Gentle said.  "The CO₂ recycling system we are developing will accelerate decarbonization of the transportation sector and advance technology applications in green hydrogen production and CO₂ capture."