Project Overview · October 2026

Mandated demand. Owned power.

Cadiz Phase 1a · Green Hydrogen at Scale · Mojave Desert, California

A fully integrated, utility-scale green hydrogen facility — dedicated solar, storage, and electrolysis on a single campus — turning desert sun into zero-emission fuel for California's ports, transit fleets, and industry, structured around the Section 45V qualification window.

~2M tHydrogen used in California each year, almost all from natural gas†
$8.246California diesel per gallon — week of Sept 21, 2026 (U.S. EIA)
4.0M kgGreen hydrogen per year at full commercial operation
Q3 2029Targeted commercial operations · financial close targeted Q1 2028

The Facility

Electrolyzer40 MW PEM, modular
Solar130 MWdc dedicated arrays
Storage350 MWh battery
Output~4.0 million kg H₂ / year
SiteCadiz Ranch, Mojave Desert

Why the Project Works

  • Power price risk eliminated. The project owns its generation — no PPA, no grid price exposure, no CAISO interconnection queue.
  • Revenue supported by federal statute. The Section 45V clean hydrogen production credit runs ten years from placed-in-service and attaches to every qualifying kilogram.
  • Site and water arranged at project level. Our development partner holds an agreement with Cadiz, Inc. dated October 2024 — land at Cadiz Ranch and annual water supply — expanded in July 2026 to add solar.
  • Honest about what remains. CEQA review commences on close of the current development round; offtake in negotiation with port, mobility and industrial counterparties — no binding agreements yet, standard at this stage.

The Market

Demand is policy-backed: zero-emission bus purchases required from 2029; the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports target zero-emission drayage by 2035 and charge a fee on diesel-hauled containers; the Low Carbon Fuel Standard rewards low-carbon hydrogen; and under SB 1350 (2026), power plants burning at least 20% green hydrogen now earn renewable credit. Almost none of the hydrogen California uses today is clean.

The 2028 Window

Section 45V requires construction to begin before 1 January 2028 — projects that have not started by then will not qualify, and the ten-year statutory credit cannot be recovered by negotiation. This project is scheduled to start in Q3 2027, three months ahead of it.

Sponsorship

  • Angelina Galiteva, President — hydrogen markets, offtake and California policy.
  • Jason Thompson, Chief Executive Officer — structuring and capital formation.
  • Development partner — global renewable developer with a multi-gigawatt portfolio, including green hydrogen.
  • Cadiz, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDZI) — site and water partner; its water commitment on the public record supports this project many times over.
Jason Thompson · Chief Executive Officer Mojave Hydrogen Works, Inc.
info@mojavehydrogenworks.com · 404-933-3243 · mojavehydrogenworks.com
Full financial model, capital structure and technical materials available to qualified parties under NDA — email to request access.

† UC Berkeley, Introduction to the Hydrogen Market in California (2020). This overview is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. The project is in development: environmental review has not commenced, no permits have been issued, no offtake agreements have been executed, and arrangements with Cadiz, Inc. and the development partner remain subject to definitive agreements. Imagery, figures and timelines are forward-looking, subject to material risks and uncertainties; actual results may differ. The facility has not been constructed. © 2026 Mojave Hydrogen Works, Inc.