Full Title: Recommendations for Implementing a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Program
Author(s): Natalie Houghtalen
Publisher(s): ClearPath
Publication Date: January 30, 2022
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Description (excerpt):
IIJA included multiple hydrogen related authorizations and appropriations including $1 billion for a Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis Program, $500 million for a Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing program, $8 billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs, and a reauthorization of DOE’s hydrogen activities with no appropriated funding. IIJA is the first time the DOE’s hydrogen activities have been reauthorized since the Energy Policy Act of 2005; this reorientation reflects the modern understanding of the future of hydrogen. Hydrogen is a decarbonization tool that can be utilized in multiple energy sectors, acting as both a chemical and an energy carrier. The regional clean hydrogen hubs exemplify the DOE’s change in perspective about hydrogen, and enough funding is provided to demonstrate how hydrogen can reliably and cleanly move energy between sectors.