Empowering Clean Hydrogen Innovation: H2 Twin Cities Program Success
Key Ideas
- The H2 Twin Cities program, led by the US Department of Energy and Clean Energy Ministerial, aims to accelerate global adoption of clean hydrogen technologies through mentor-mentee pairings.
- The winners include partnerships between Houston, Texas, and Nuevo Leon, Mexico, as well as Houston, Texas, and Barrancabermeja, Colombia, focusing on strengthening the hydrogen value chain and fostering hydrogen awareness and adoption.
- Activities under the program will address feasibility assessments, regulatory challenges, supply chain integration, investment attraction, infrastructure requirements, training, public awareness, and trade opportunities to advance clean hydrogen technology.
- The collaborative efforts between cities at different levels of hydrogen implementation will contribute to establishing a global hydrogen infrastructure and promoting environmental justice and social equity.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, in collaboration with the Clean Energy Ministerial, unveiled the winners of the H2 Twin Cities program during the Hydrogen Americas 2024 Summit & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. The program, part of the Clean Energy Ministerial Clean Hydrogen Initiative, focuses on accelerating the adoption of clean hydrogen technologies globally by connecting cities and communities worldwide. This round of the program emphasizes mentor-mentee pairings to facilitate effective knowledge transfer between cities at different stages of hydrogen implementation.
The winners of the H2 Twin Cities program include the h2 Regional Energy Hub partnership between Houston, Texas, and Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This strategic partnership aims to strengthen the hydrogen value chain in both regions by addressing various aspects such as feasibility assessments, regulatory challenges, and investment attraction. Another winning partnership, Hy HouB, will promote hydrogen awareness and adoption between Houston, Texas, and Barrancabermeja, Colombia, focusing on the use of hydrogen fuel for transporting heavy goods.
Activities under the program will cover a range of areas including supply chain integration, infrastructure requirements, training programs, public awareness campaigns, and identification of synergies for trade opportunities. By fostering collaborations between cities with different levels of hydrogen implementation, the H2 Twin Cities program seeks to establish a robust global hydrogen infrastructure while emphasizing environmental justice, social equity, and clean energy jobs.
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