据ICIS-MRC网站9月13日莫斯科报道，据Gasworld杂志称，林德（Linde）表示，将在尼亚加拉瀑布(Niagara Falls)建造一座质子交换膜（PEM）电解厂，为该州生产绿色氢气。该公司表示，该厂将于2023年投入运营。
预计将在两年内投产的该项目，耗资1730万美元，包括两个并行系统，利用尼亚加拉瀑布产生的水电，最大限度地提高无排放氢气日产量。
氢是通过电解产生的，电流将水分解成氢和氧，没有污染。水和热是副产品。
帝国开发公司（Empire State Development）首席运营官兼执行副专员凯文·尤尼斯表示，通过提供可用于难以电气化的工业和其他电力需求的无排放燃料，林德的项目还将减少温室气体排放并支持该州的气候目标，以及实现WNYREDC对先进制造业贸易领域创新和可持续发展的关注。
公司利用Excelsior就业计划提供高达67.1万美元的税收抵免，地区议会资本基金赠款提供25万美元。
正如早先报道的那样，巴斯夫 SE（德国）、Sabic（沙特阿拉伯）和林德（德国）签署了一项开发电加热裂解炉的协议。 蒸汽裂解装置需要大量的能量来将碳氢化合物分解成烯烃和芳烃。
郝芬 译自 ICIS-MRC
原文如下：
Linde to build green hydrogen plant in New York
Linde has said it will construct a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser plant in Niagara Falls to produce green hydrogen for the state – and the company says it will be operational in 2023, said Gasworld.
The project, expected to start production in two years, has a USD17.3 million price tag and includes two parallel systems to maximize daily production of emission-free hydrogen, using the hydropower generated by Niagara Falls.
The hydrogen is produced through electrolysis, with an electric current splitting water into its hydrogen and oxygen components, without pollution. Water and heat are the byproducts.
"By providing an emission-free fuel that can be used for hard-to-electrify industrial and other power needs, Linde’s project will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the State’s climate goals, as well as fulfill the WNYREDC’s focus align="justify"> Empire State Development used the Excelsior Jobs Program to offer tax credits of up to USD671,000 and a Regional Council Capital Fund Grant is providing USD250,000.
As it was earlier reported, BASF SE (Germany), Sabic (Saudi Arabia) and Linde (Germany) signed an agreement to develop electrically heated cracking furnaces. Steam cracking units require significant amounts of energy to break down hydrocarbons into olefins and aromatics.