“The new and existing clean H2 projects that are part of the ARCHES portfolio will bring tens of thousands of jobs to California for years to come,” said Andrew Meredith, President of State Building & Construction Trades Council of California. “Many of these projects will be along California’s transportation corridors, helping to provide skilled workers jobs in regions of the…
She said the Nebraska-Iowa-Missouri team is known as the Midcontinent Clean Energy Hydrogen Hub, or MCH2. Their application has identified a half-dozen projects or companies that would, if the bid is successful, receive a chunk of the funds, which require a 50% financial match.
Focus on hard-to-electrify or hard-to-abate sectors first, including heavy- duty ground and marine transportation and aviation.
Organised by GTI Energy, The Center for Houston’s Future, University of Texas at Austin, and seven major corporate participants, including Air Liquide, Chevron, Orsted, and Sempra Infrastructure, HyVelocity has grown additional support from more than 90 commercial, academic, nonprofit, and government supporters. The hub also has bipartisan support from elected leaders at the federal, state, and local levels of government…
Lawmakers passed a measure last year creating a work group with the purpose of drafting a proposal seeking Nebraska’s designation as one of the six to 10 regional hubs, which are intended to accelerate the use of hydrogen as a clean energy source. Brainard Sen. Bruce Bostelman, sponsor of LB565, said the work group partnered with Iowa and Missouri to…
Each project highlights the unique culture and economy of the home state. She is confident the WIH2 proposal meets OCED’s goals.
“The review of these might take a little longer than your average funding announcements because of the complexities” involved, Granholm said during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the DOE’s 2024 budget request to Congress. “It will definitely happen this year."