投资者为绿色氢能项目被砍而欢呼

投资观察
Jun 30

工业气体供应商Air Products & Chemicals宣布,将放弃在路易斯安那州建造一座低碳制氢工厂的计划,并为此承担高达29亿美元的减记。公司股价应声大涨10%,投资者为这个项目的终结而喝彩。该项目始于对经济脱碳的热切宣传,却迅速陷入困境。

该计划于2021年公布,旨在从天然气中提取氢气,同时捕获并封存二氧化碳排放至湖底。然而,项目遭遇了环保反对、成本超支以及买家匮乏的重重阻力。理论上,氢气可在从炼钢到船用燃料等多种应用中替代化石燃料,但若无巨额补贴,其高昂成本使其难以起飞。

五年过去,公司也更换了一位首席执行官后,该项目最终步上了Air Products其他几项低碳计划的后尘——在投资者对其能源转型押注感到厌倦后,这些计划均被取消。Air Products表示,其决策基于“预期的财务回报未能达到严格的回报标准”。公司还取消了一些其他规模较小的项目,这些共同构成了29亿美元的税前费用。

尽管如此,该公司仍在推进沙特阿拉伯沙漠巨型项目Neom的一项长期低碳合资计划。目前,公司正致力于敲定向化肥制造商Yara International供应氨的最终协议。

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