Chart announces an order from Element Resources Inc for its Lancaster Clean Energy Center (LCEC), a major renewable green H₂ production facility located in the City of Lancaster, California. Element will produce over 20,000 tpy of renewable green H₂ through its first phase, making it one of the largest green H₂ projects in the state.

The LCEC is targeted to begin commercial operations in 2026 and will operate off-grid, using dedicated photo voltaic (PV) solar to power Element’s electrolyzers to produce zero-emission, renewable H₂. The increased H₂ production capacity will serve the growing demand for clean mobility fuels as well as clean energy for manufacturing.

Chart's scope for the project includes H₂ liquefaction plants utilizing Chart’s H₂ refrigeration technology, cold box design and the associated rotating equipment and compression for storage, distribution and heavy duty fueling. Also included are liquid H₂ storage tanks, and trailer loadout bays, as well as liquid H₂ transports and ISO Containers.

“Element is pleased to have reached an agreement with Chart Industries for the H₂ handling equipment and systems downstream of the electrolyzers through loading for distribution, we are pleased to have a supplier that designs, engineers and builds in-house essentially all of the H₂ liquefaction, storage and handling equipment which significantly simplifies the procurement, construction and operation of the plant and facilities,” said Steve Meheen, Element Resources CEO.

“We are proud to be a partner to Element Resources as they execute on their strategic global buildout in the H₂ industry,” said Jill Evanko, Chart’s CEO and President. “Chart’s complete suite of H₂ offerings is helping Element Resources drive the energy transition forward.”