US EditionK2 Pure Solutions Breaks Ground on Commercial Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility in Pittsburg, California
K2 Pure Solutions will convert hydrogen byproduct from bleach manufacturing into low-carbon fuel with 95% lower carbon intensity than gasoline, supporting California’s clean energy goals.
- On Dec. 17, 2025, K2 Pure Solutions broke ground on a low-carbon hydrogen project in Pittsburg, California, with commissioning scheduled for early summer 2026.
- K2's chlor-alkali plant manufactures bleach and naturally generates hydrogen as a byproduct, and the company is expanding operations to capture, purify, compress, and commercialize that hydrogen as low-carbon fuel.
- The project features a high-pressure gaseous hydrogen system engineered to meet California's clean-fuel standards, and K2 estimates about 95 percent lower carbon intensity using the U.S. Department of Energy GREET model, while PACC Services will serve as its exclusive commercial partner.
- The project will supply certified low-carbon hydrogen to municipal, industrial, transportation and power customers across California and set a new benchmark for industrial decarbonization.
- Local officials noted the project exemplifies hydrogen's potential and welcomed quality jobs, with Andrew Carman saying `PACC is proud to partner with K2 Pure Solutions to bring new hydrogen supply to market in California`.
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`K2 Pure Solutions Breaks Ground on Commercial Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility in Pittsburg, California
Expansion Adds High-Pressure Hydrogen Production Engineered to Meet California Clean-Fuel Standards, with PACC Serving as Exclusive Marketing & Distribution Partner
H2-View News: Chlor-alkali firm starts California plant expansion to market by-product hydrogen
The company said its existing plant in Pittsburg would be expanded and equipped with hydrogen capture, purification, and compression systems. The chlor-alkali plant produces bleach, which includes the electrolysis of brine – generating chlorine, hydrogen, and sodium hydroxide, with the hydrogen typically vented. But K2 says it has partnered with gas marketer Pacc Services to
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