US Department of Energy Awards Funding for Three Regional Hydrogen Hubs
Key Ideas
- The US DOE's OCED has allocated $87.5 million in initial funding for hydrogen hubs in California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Appalachian region.
- The California hub, led by Arches, aims to develop a sustainable hydrogen market by increasing renewable hydrogen production to over 500t/day by 2032.
- The Pacific Northwest hub, led by PNWH2, plans to utilize the region's renewable energy sources, including hydroelectric dams, for hydrogen production.
- The Appalachian hub, led by Battelle, is focusing on low-cost natural gas for hydrogen production, with a longer first phase of up to 36 months for planning and analysis.
The US Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has allocated the first tranche of $1.2 billion in cost-sharing for hydrogen projects, with $87.5 million awarded to regional hydrogen hubs. The California hydrogen hub, led by the Alliance for renewable clean hydrogen energy systems (Arches), received $30 million to kickstart phase 1 of its project plan. The goal is to establish a sustainable renewable hydrogen market by 2030, expanding production to over 500t/day by 2032. The Pacific Northwest hydrogen hub, led by the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2), was granted $27.5 million to leverage the region's renewable energy resources. Meanwhile, the Appalachian regional clean hydrogen hub (Arch2), led by Battelle, received $30 million to explore hydrogen production using the region's access to low-cost natural gas. These projects aim to revolutionize the hydrogen industry by harnessing different energy sources and creating new markets for hydrogen in areas like ports, power, and heavy-duty transport.