West Virginia bets on hydrogen in gamble to save coal plant
06/25/2023
A little-known company that enjoys the backing of West Virginia’s top political leaders is in talks to turn one of the state’s largest coal plants into a clean energy behemoth.
Omnis Global Technologies, a California-based firm, says it would convert Pleasants Power Station to run on hydrogen, eliminating a major source of planet-warming greenhouse gases. It says the hydrogen will come from a plant next door where Omnis plans to produce graphite, a highly sought mineral for electric vehicle batteries.
