The move is partly in response to a United Nations climate change report issued earlier this month, calling for the elimination of all carbon emissions by 2050.
Green hydrogen plans announced by Port of Corpus Christi
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The Port of Corpus Christi Authority is taking the first steps in pursuing green hydrogen.
It announced Tuesday that it has entered into a nonbinding Memorandum of Understanding with Ares Management Corporation for the development of the infrastructure that would support the production of green hydrogen and optionality to provide renewable power directly to the port and its customers, according to a Port news release.
The development is planned for property already owned by the port, the release states.
Congress passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, which provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to carry out water resource development projects and studies; the legislation also reforms and provides policy direction to the USACE for implementation of its civil works missions including navigation construction projects such as the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project.