Texas is not holding back on ensuring that the hydrogen empire continues rising and this American state is making rather bold moves to ensure that America’s energy future gets redefined. Thus far, Texas has diverted its attention to 50,000 acres of land to focus on green technology development. One region in particular is said to be the cornerstone of the hydrogen economy. Texas is placing all bets on a future classified by clean energy.
Texas becoming a clean energy leader by choosing hydrogen
Although Texas has become known for the wind farms and solar parks in the west, the state seems to be unstoppable in terms of pursuing green projects. Texas seems to have turned much of its focus towards green projects focusing on green hydrogen.
Texas is thinking larger than life in terms of its sustainable energy missions and hydrogen’s potential is being recognized. One Houston-based company is looking at constructing a 50,000 acre data center close to Laredo. This new project could very well lead to Texas being called the Data City, Texas.
Looking at bypassing the traditional grid with Data City Texas
On the cards for Texas is a data center campus of more or less 5GW that chooses to use its unique behind-the-meter power supply. By ensuring that both energy consumption and generation occurs on the same 50,000 acre property, the plan is to bypass the traditional grid completely. In the process, having energy generated, stored, and used on the same property could mean a reduction in transmission costs and in loss of energy.
However, Texas is not just looking at constructing a data center, but in creating a data center structured around sustainable and uninterupted power. The need for uniterupted power is more necessary due to the increase in artificial learning as well as machine learning.
Energy Abundance which has changed its name from Green Hydrogen International has faith in its management team who are known to have much experience in terms of behind-the-meter project engineering. The idea is for this data center to be one of the largest that is powered by a constant supply of green energy.
What the emergence of Data City could mean for Texas?
The ground-breaking project finally had its big reveal and it his clear that the Houston-based Energy Abundance Development Corporation will be behind Data City, Texas. Data City will be designed in such a way that it operates with about 5 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity. The Data City will also be developed in phases with the first phase of the 300MW facility said to come about in 2026.
Where the idea of Data City can be said to be revolutional is in terms of how operations will be powered. Initially and during the first few phases, the reliance will be on solar and wind power as well as on natural gas. Thereafter, the idea is to ensure that all operations are entirely powered by hydrogen. Hydrogen City, a green hydrogen and ammonia production site close by, will ensure solar and wind power is utilized to produce about 280,000 tons of green hydrogen every year. The question remains is green hydrogen still the future?
Data City powering the AI revolution in the process
After the initial phase in 2026, Data City is believed to be expanding to 5 gigawatts of power over 15 million square feet of space. According to Brian Maxwell, CEO and founder of Energy Abundance, America will be in the lead in the AI race having the ability to showcase green power generation that is constant. With Elon Musk also looking to dry up Texas for what has been underground for millions of years, Texas surely is becoming the hub of economic growth and futuristic innovation.
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