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Integration of Produced Water Thermal Desalination and Steam Methane Reforming for Efficient Hydrogen Production

Construction✓ Source-checked

University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Williams and EPC LLC

Project Overview

Country: United States
Region: Wyoming
Capacity: Not published
Technology: SMR + CCS
Investment: —
Subsidy Status: —

Not modelled here

This project is not electrolytic hydrogen, so the LCOH engine cannot model it: there is no electrolyser capex, no kWh/kg of electricity and no stack to replace. GaugeH2 refuses the conversion rather than returning a number of the wrong shape. Catalogue technology: smr_ccs.

Not determinableChapter 8 · R46

RFNBO threshold by feedstock

This is a fossil route and the record does not state a capture rate. To fall below the RFNBO limit of 3.384 kg CO2e/kg H2 it would need at least 70.2 % capture. GaugeH2 does not know whether this project reaches it, and does not assume it.

Development Timeline

Announced—

FID—

Construction—

Operational2026planned date

Readiness Score

45/ 100

Developing

Weighted checklist of public info. Not a prediction of success.

Development

✓Final Investment Decision(implied)+15

✓EPC Contract signed(implied)+10

✓Permits obtained(implied)+8

✓Grid connection secured(implied)+7

Commercial

✗Binding offtake agreement+15

✓MOU / offtake letter of intent(implied)+5

✗Confirmed price / tariff+5

✗Applied to government program+5

Financing

✗Project finance / debt secured+10

–Subsidy (not recorded)+0

Track Record

✗Developer has completed H2 project+5

✗Developer has completed RE project+3

✗Developer has energy experience+2

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