Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs
California Hydrogen Hub (ARCHES)
OCED awarded the California Hydrogen Hub—led by the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES)—with $30 million for the first tranche of funding out of the total project federal cost share of up to $1.2 billion to begin Phase 1 of the project plan. OCED is working with ARCHES to build the California Hydrogen Hub, a network of clean hydrogen production sites that incorporate multiple facilities at California ports, with the ultimate goal of decarbonizing public transportation, heavy duty trucking, and port operations by 2 million metric tons per year—roughly the equivalent to annual emissions of 445,000 gasoline-powered cars. The expansion of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in heavy-duty transportation aims to not only drive improvements in air quality along high pollution interstate transportation corridors but also to facilitate greater connectivity and expansion of a clean West Coast freight network that links to the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. During Phase 1, which is expected to last up to 18 months, ARCHES will conduct planning, analysis, and design activities in addition to ongoing stakeholder and community engagement.
View the project fact sheet and Community Benefits Commitments summary here. Learn more about engagement opportunities here.