Happy Thursday!
Did anyone
happen to read the newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
Technologies Office on August 1, 2024, their news release titled, “U.S.
Department of Energy Announces Initial Funding Tranches for California, Pacific
Northwest, and Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs”? In the article, it goes on to speak about how
three of the seven hydrogen hubs which are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy Demonstration Office’s (OCED) H2Hubs Program will be receiving their first round of federal money. The three H2Hubs will be receiving initial
federal funding for their first stage of their projects are California
Hydrogen Hub, Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, and Appalachian Regional Clean
Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2). Alliance for
Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) are the leaders for the California
Hydrogen Hub, and they will be receiving $30 million in federal money for
its first part of their project with the possibility of receiving up to $1.2
billion. Pacific Northwest
Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) are the leaders of the Pacific Northwest
Hydrogen Hub, and they will be receiving $27.5 million in federal money for
its first part of their project with the possibility of receiving up to $1
billion. The last hydrogen hub to
receive federal money this round is ARCH2 which team leader is Battelle,
and they will be receiving $30 million for its first part of their project with
the possibility of receiving up to $925 million.
Further
details have been released in regard to ARCH2 in the Appalachian region. ARCH2
has a plan to clean up air quality for the communities surrounding the
hub. The initial stage is anticipated to
last around 36 months and will include development, studies, and layout ideas
and working with the people living around the hub. Its goal is to lower carbon dioxide pollution
by 9 million metric tons a year.
Further
details have been released in regard to ARCHES’ California hub. The California hub
is anticipating making a system of hydrogen producing facilities at various
ports in California. The initial stage is anticipated to last around 18 months,
and will include development, studies, and layout ideas and working with those
living around the various locations. Its
goal is to lower carbon dioxide pollution by 2 million metric tons a year.
Further
details have been released in regard to PNWH2’s hydrogen hub. PNWH2 plans on
working with the local environment in the northwest part of the U.S. and they
are planning to use electrolysis to produce hydrogen as well as using strictly
renewable energies to power it. The
initial stage is anticipated to last around 12 to 18 months and will include
development, studies, layout ideas and participation from the people living and
working in the area. The Northwest hub’s
goal is to lower carbon dioxide by 1.7 million metric tons a year.
The U.S. OCED’s
funding to these projects is just the beginning to help look for better ways to
advance our mission to clean up greenhouse gas emissions and the quality of
life for those who live around these hubs.
We will keep you posted on information regarding the other four H2Hubs
as the information comes in. We wish
these projects luck! If you would like
to read more of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Office’s Newsletter,
please click the link: U.S. Department of Energy Announces Initial Funding Tranches for California, PacificNorthwest, and Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs | Department of Energy.
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like help in looking into how to transport your product efficiently, safely, and
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We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great rest of
your week!
**Disclaimer: Please see the News Release from Hydrogen
and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for details. **