Air Liquide El Segundo Hydrogen Plant
Large load · 324 W EL SEGUNDO BLVD, El Segundo, CA
The Air Liquide El Segundo Hydrogen Plant sits inside the Chevron El Segundo Refinery in California and supplies hydrogen and steam to the refinery. The 2003 project record states the plant was designed to consume about 9.3 MW of electricity. Electricity is supplied by the refinery cogeneration plant and Southern California Edison.
Overview
The plant supplies hydrogen and steam to the Chevron Refinery and may sell a portion of its hydrogen production to other customers in the Los Angeles area. The proposed plant had the capacity to produce 90 million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen and 227,000 pounds per hour of steam. The plant operates continuously, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- The existing hydrogen plant consumed about two megawatts of electricity and the new plant was designed to consume about 9.3 MW, an increased demand of about 7.3 MW. Electricity is supplied by the refinery's existing cogeneration plant and Southern California Edison.
- Ownership
- Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP owns and operates the plant within the Chevron refinery, and the two companies share no common ownership. EPA's toxics release reporting lists American Air Liquide Holdings Inc as the parent company.
- Permits
- The plant appears on South Coast AQMD's Title V permit status list under facility ID 148236. The plant has an approved Rule 1118 flare monitoring and recording plan.
Facility
- Activity
- Hydrogen and steam for the Chevron refinery
- Industry
- Hydrogen production
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Jul 30, 2020
Related records
Timeline
- Jan 1, 2004
- Plant began operations
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