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The BaseBlue project, in the Permian Basin.

250 MW. A behind-the-meter fuel cell plant in West Texas, next to abundant natural gas and the data centers that need firm power.

Location
Permian Basin, Texas
Capacity
250 MW
Plant
Fuel cell, behind the meter
Status
In development
Map of Texas with the project marked in the Permian Basin, West Texas, and the approximate extent of the basin drawn around it. Permian Basin 250 MW · in development
Project site, 250 MW Permian Basin, approximate extent Graticule 2°, scale approximate

Why the Permian Basin

A site has to earn its place.

Four things decide whether a location can carry a behind-the-meter plant: the gas that feeds it, the customers that need it, somewhere for the captured CO₂ to go, and a permitting path that does not consume the schedule.

  1. Gas and hydrogen piping running between the reformer and the fuel cell rows — project render.

    Supply

    Natural gas

    Access to abundant, proximal, low-cost gas, so long-term power pricing stays stable and competitive.

  2. Demand

    Data centers

    A location that is attractive to data centers looking for a power connection, in a strong emerging secondary market for hyperscalers.

  3. The CO₂ wellhead inside its fenced pad, with the reformer island behind it — project film.

    Storage

    CO₂ offtake

    A bankable CO₂ offtake in a long-established, growing enhanced-oil-recovery market, with permitted Class II wells nearby.

  4. The plant at ground level, on open land with the access road in front — project render.

    Schedule

    Permitting

    A fast permitting process, outside a non-attainment area, in communities used to energy infrastructure.

The plant laid out on its parcel: the reformer island on one side, the piping running across, and the rows of fuel cell blocks beside it, all inside a fence with open land around.

The plant on its parcel.

Development

How a BaseBlue project gets built.

Each project is developed through its own company. HDF Energy supplies the development services and the fuel cell engineering, so the technical risk and the commercial risk sit with the same team.

  1. Develop

    Land, permitting, and the topographical, geotechnical and environmental studies that validate the design.

    The site from above in its desert landscape — project render.

  2. Engineer

    In-house engineering for the hydrogen-to-power system and its balance of plant, feasibility studies and power system design.

    The reformer and its piping drawn in isolation — engineering render.

  3. Finance

    Equity and debt structuring, tax credit application and modeling, financial due diligence, and engagement with investors.

    The full plant from a wide angle — project render.

  4. Build and operate

    The EPC contract is tendered and awarded, HDF Energy delivers the factory-built blocks, and the plant runs 24/7.

    A fuel cell block being assembled from its stacks — project film.

250 MW · Permian Basin

Power built where the load is

BaseBlue Power is an HDF Energy project. The plant sits next to the load it serves, so capacity does not wait on a grid interconnection.