Atmospheric water generators to be used for green hydrogen production

Renewable energy project developer Climate Impact Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Montana Technologies Corporation to use their atmospheric water generators in green hydrogen projects.

Montana Technologies, through a 50/50 joint venture with GE Vernova, is commercialising AirJoule atmospheric water generators that draw water from both humid and arid atmospheres, producing water, conditioned air and cooling.

CIC is developing two 10GW renewable hydrogen projects in Australia utilising proprietary production units.

Each of CIC’s modular hydrogen production units contains solar panels, atmospheric water generators, electrolysers and supporting infrastructure, enabling each unit to produce renewable hydrogen entirely off-grid.

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The integration of the AirJoule atmospheric water generators into the technology allows hydrogen to be produced almost anywhere that has a high sun exposure – including the world’s deserts.

CIC chairman and co-founder, David Green commented in a release: “A successful energy transition cannot be achieved in a silo. That’s why we believe in establishing strong partnerships with companies that share our same objective.

“Our partnerships with Montana Technologies and GE Vernova will play a key role in unlocking a competitive USD$2 per kilogram production price for renewable hydrogen...Through these agreements, we want to revolutionise hydrogen production, enabling hydrogen to be produced not only at a competitive price, but in a range of locations.”

Matt Jore, CEO of Montana Technologies added: “Our goal is simple – effectively address the ongoing climate crisis by utilising the Earth’s natural water cycles as a renewable resource. Our globally patented transformational AirJoule technology allows for the highly efficient extraction of water from the atmosphere, which is a key element of CIC’s renewable hydrogen production modules.

"Like CIC, we believe that strategic partnerships are essential in making a meaningful contribution to climate change. We are delighted to be working in collaboration with CIC on optimising their renewable hydrogen production modules to enable better global climate outcomes,” concluded Jore.