May 19, 2022 |
Green hydrogen is an emerging clean-energy alternative touted as a replacement to fossil fuels. The technology is new and specialized. It produces hydrogen by separating the H from H20. Unlike Wyoming’s abundant supply of wind for turbines, water is a scarce commodity in the arid west. That was the big concern at a packed public meeting a green hydrogen plant that wanted to locate near Elk Mountain.
Residents voiced their objections to the proposed Simpson Ridge project because of the plant’s water demands. The lengthy hearing ended with Carbon County Commissioners rejecting the company’s request for a special use permit. Cali O’Hare has the story.
Pictured above: Nicholas Bair (center), the CEO of Bair Energy, LLC, holds up a rendering of what the proposed Simpson Ridge Green Hydrogen Plant would look like at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on April 4th, 2020. Photo by Cali O’Hare/Bigfoot 99.
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Related: Green hydrogen plant on may be on horizon east of Elk Mountain
