https://www.powermag.com/...b-to-kickstart-national-hydrogen-network/
Up to $925M for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub
The DOE said it chose the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2), proposed by West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, given its “strategic location” and development of hydrogen pipelines, multiple hydrogen fueling stations, and permanent CO2 storage. These facilities, located in a coal- and gas-rich region, have the potential to drive down the cost of hydrogen distribution and storage, the DOE said.
Lead project development partners under ARCH2 include Air Liquide, The Chemours Company, Clearway Energy Group, CNX Resources Corp, Dominion Energy Ohio, Empire Diversified Energy, EQT Corporation, Fidelis New Energy, First Mode, Hog Lick Aggregates, Hope Gas Inc., Independence Hydrogen Inc., KeyState Energy, MPLX, Plug Power, and TC Energy.
Up to $1B for the Midwest Hydrogen Hub
Led by the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2), the Midwest Hydrogen Hub covers Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The hub is located in a “key U.S. industrial and transportation corridor,” the DOE said. It will “enable decarbonization through strategic hydrogen uses including steel and glass production, power generation, refining, heavy-duty transportation, and sustainable aviation fuel.”
After announcing its bid and initial concept paper in November of 2022, MachH2 received a letter of encouragement from the DOE in December of 2022. In February, MachH2 announced it had joined forces with the Indiana-led Midwest Hydrogen Corridor Consortium as a single hub.
“MachH2 will use the rich diversity of existing and new clean generation resources including nuclear and renewables in Illinois and Michigan, and blue hydrogen utilizing carbon capture and sequestration in Indiana,” MachH2 told POWER on Friday.
Power industry entities affiliated with MachH2 include Ameren Illinois, Big Rivers, Bloom Energy, BP, ComEd, Constellation, Exelon, Holtec, Invenergy, NiSource, and Plug Power.
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