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HIF Matagorda

Matagorda, TX, United States

About

The Matagorda e-Fuels Facility will be the first large-scale e-Fuels facility in the world and utilizes Texas’s unique natural resources to produce a synthetic hydrocarbon that can be utilized worldwide. The facility will produce approximately 1.4 million tons of e-Methanol per year when fully constructed, which can be utilized as shipping fuel or refined further into e-SAF or e-Gasoline.

Construction will require 4,000 jobs at peak and will support 140 direct jobs during operations, with many more indirect jobs contributing to its continual operation.

The project will be a major driver of innovation in clean energy and will significantly enhance energy diversity and security by introducing a scalable, renewable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. By reducing reliance on imported fuels and diversifying the energy supply chain, the facility will help strengthen the resilience of both domestic and global energy systems.

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Project updates

  • Fully permitted to begin construction
  • Pre-FEED and FEED completed
  • Power interconnect is secured
  • Announced HoA with Mabanaft
  • Announced MoU with Idemitsu
  • Award for e-Fuel Design Pathway (LCFS)

Key facts

1.4 tons/year e-Methanol production

2 million tons/year CO₂ recycled

1.8 GW electrolyzer capacity

~4,000 jobs during construction and ~140 during operations

US $7 billion to be invested