据哈特能源2月28日消息，林德工程公司(Linde)的全资子公司普莱克斯公司(Praxair)已授权在路易斯安那州建设一座世界级规模的氢工厂，并根据与当地一家大型炼油厂签订的长期合同供应产品。新工厂将通过密西西比河走廊氢管道系统与普莱克斯在路易斯安那州已经非常广泛的生产网络进行整合。

普莱克斯将建造、拥有和运营蒸汽甲烷转化装置（SMR），该装置高纯度氢气日处理能力将超过1.7亿立方英尺。计划于2021年投产的新工厂将成为美国最大的氢气生产单位之一。

林德工程公司被选定提供最先进的工艺设计，并制造工厂的核心部件和模块。一旦完成，该项目将使普莱克斯在美国墨西哥湾的氢气产能每天增加到17亿立方英尺以上。

全球氢能协会主席Dan Yankowski表示：“普莱克斯致力于成为美国墨西哥湾沿岸地区首选的氢能供应商，这项投资进一步巩固了我们在这个充满活力的地区支持工业增长的战略，我们清楚氢气是我们客户的关键需求，我们将致力于提供长期可靠的产品。”

程张翔 编译自 哈特能源

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Praxair To Build World-Scale Hydrogen Plant In Louisiana

Praxair Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, has authorized the construction of a world-scale hydrogen plant in Louisiana to supply product under a long-term contract with a major refinery in the area. The new plant will be integrated with Praxair’s already extensive Louisiana production network via its Mississippi River Corridor hydrogen pipeline system.

Praxair will build, own and operate the steam methane reformer (SMR), which will have a capacity in excess of 170 million standard cubic feet per day of high-purity hydrogen. The new plant, which is planned to start up in 2021, will be one of the largest hydrogen production units in the U.S.

Linde Engineering has been selected to provide a state-of-the-art process design and to fabricate the core components and modules of the plant. Once complete, this project will increase Praxair’s U.S. Gulf Coast hydrogen capacity to more than 1.7 billion standard cubic feet per day.

“Praxair is committed to be the preferred hydrogen supplier in the U.S. Gulf Coast and this investment further reinforces our strategy to support industrial growth in this vibrant region,” said Dan Yankowski, president, Global Hydrogen. “We understand that hydrogen is a critical requirement for our customers and are committed to providing long-term reliability.”