Analysis: A whirlwind day for US hydrogen
The White House says the hubs will catalyse $40bn of private investment, delivering a third of the 2030 national goal of producing 10 million tonnes per year, and players have applauded the move.
The White House says the hubs will catalyse $40bn of private investment, delivering a third of the 2030 national goal of producing 10 million tonnes per year, and players have applauded the move.
After days of speculation, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has named seven regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) that will receive part of $7bn of funding.
US President Joe Biden will today (October 13) announce that two hydrogen hubs in Pennsylvania will be among those receiving a share of $7bn in federal grants, according to reports.
“The future of green hydrogen is extremely bright. However, we have the opportunity to move the needle in a very scalable way,” H2 View hears.
Queensland has passed legislation that will allow renewable hydrogen to be piped across the Australian state.
Arcadia eFuels’ Danish sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant will use a 280MW Plug Power electrolyser to produce green hydrogen feedstock.
EU member states have agreed to see renewable hydrogen replace 42% of grey industrial hydrogen and 1% of transport fuel by 2030.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has invested in Texan hydrogen technology firm Syzygy Plasmonics through its American subsidiary MHIA.
RINA has announced the European Commission will back its six-year research Hydra project to build a 100% hydrogen-fuelled pilot plant.
thyssenkrupp nucera has agreed to collaborate with Neste to incorporate a 120MW water electrolyser into the latter’s Porvoo refinery in Finland.