Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE:BW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has signed an agreement for funding of up to $10 million from the West Virginia Department of Economic Development for the development of a BrightLoop hydrogen production and carbon capture facility in Mason County, W. Va.

The memorandum of agreement between B&W's wholly-owned Mountaineer C2H, LLC subsidiary and the state provides performance-based financial and economic development assistance for the development of a low-carbon-emissions hydrogen production facility that uses B&W's BrightLoop chemical looping technology and is powered by coal and biomass. The $10 million in funding will be phased in upon achievement of project milestones.