DOE Funding for Clean Hydrogen Production from Alternative Feedstocks
Key Ideas
- The U.S. DOE's Office of Fossil Energy allocates $15 million to boost the production of clean hydrogen from various alternative feedstocks.
- Projects will focus on converting feedstocks like coal, biomass, and waste into synthesis gas to enable cost-effective clean hydrogen production.
- The initiative supports the Hydrogen Shot goal of reducing clean hydrogen costs by 80% to $1 per kilogram within a decade for new hydrogen pathways in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is investing up to $15 million in federal funding to promote the availability and affordability of clean hydrogen as a fuel for electricity, industrial processes, and transportation. This funding will aid research and development projects that aim to convert various feedstocks, including coal, biomass, petcoke, household waste, industrial wastes, and waste plastics, into synthesis gas (syngas) for the production of clean hydrogen at a lower cost. The funding opportunity seeks applications in two key areas: demonstrating entrained flow gasification technologies and fluidized bed gasification technologies for alternative feedstocks. These advancements will align with the DOE's Hydrogen Shot initiative, which targets an 80% cost reduction in clean hydrogen to $1 per kilogram over the next decade. The ultimate goal is to facilitate the commercialization of new and clean hydrogen pathways in the United States, fostering innovation and sustainability in the energy sector.