NASA Awards Liquid Hydrogen Supply Contracts
Two Companies to Deliver Nearly 37 Million Pounds of the Fuel
NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to approximately 36,952,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency.
“NASA consumes more than 37 million pounds of liquid hydrogen each year, so this award represents an important first step in what we hope will become a long-term, expanding partnership.”
José Luis Crespo, Plug Power
The NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid Hydrogen awards are firm-fixed-price requirements contracts that include multiple firm-fixed-price delivery orders critical for the agency’s centers as they use liquid hydrogen, combined with liquid oxygen, as fuel in cryogenic rocket engines, and the commodity’s unique properties support the development of aeronautics. The total value for the combined awards is about $147.2 million.
The contracts begin Monday, Dec. 1, and each consists of a two-year base period followed by three one-year option periods that, if exercised, would extend the contracts to Nov. 30, 2030.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will supply up to about 36.5 million pounds of liquid hydrogen to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida; NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; and NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, for a maximum contract value of approximately $144.4 million.
Plug Power, Inc. will deliver up to approximately 480,000 pounds of the commodity to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and at Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, for a maximum contract value of about $2.8 million.
“Being selected by NASA for this supply contract is tremendous validation of Plug’s ability to deliver low-carbon, high-purity hydrogen where reliability matters most,” said José Luis Crespo, president and Chief Revenue Officer of Plug. “NASA consumes more than 37 million pounds of liquid hydrogen each year, so this award represents an important first step in what we hope will become a long-term, expanding partnership. As we prove our performance, we believe Plug can play a growing role in supporting NASA’s mission. This award also demonstrates the strength of our national hydrogen network and the competitiveness of U.S. hydrogen in applications traditionally served by legacy production methods. We’re proud to support NASA and to continue building a hydrogen ecosystem that creates value across the entire industry.”