{"id":45283,"date":"2024-03-14T10:25:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=45283"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:25:50","slug":"us-clean-hydrogen-technology-boosted-with-750m-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/us-clean-hydrogen-technology-boosted-with-750m-investment\/45283\/","title":{"rendered":"US clean hydrogen technology boosted with $750m investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $750m for 52 projects across 24 states to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen.<\/h2>\n

The clean hydrogen projects, funded by President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure law, will help advance electrolysis technologies and improve manufacturing and recycling capabilities.<\/p>\n

The investment reinforces the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s whole-of-government approach to accelerate the deployment of green hydrogen as laid out in the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap.<\/p>\n

The projects are set to enable US manufacturing capacity to produce 14 gigawatts of fuel cells per year and ten gigawatts of electrolysers per year. This is enough to power 15% of medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold each year and to produce an additional 1.3 million tons of clean hydrogen per year.<\/p>\n

Advancing clean hydrogen is a key component of President Biden\u2019s plan to tackle the crisis and strengthen the US\u2019s manufacturing and industrial competitiveness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Biden-Harris Administration is propelling an American-led clean hydrogen economy that is delivering good-paying, high-quality jobs and accelerating a manufacturing renaissance in communities across America,\u201d said\u202fUS Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe projects announced today\u2014funded by the President\u2019s Investing in America agenda\u2014will supercharge our progress and ensure our leadership in clean hydrogen will be felt across the nation for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strengthening energy independence<\/h3>\n

Clean hydrogen will play a vital role in reducing emissions from the US\u2019s most energy-insensitive sectors, such as heavy-duty transportation and chemical processes like fertiliser production.<\/p>\n

It is also set to expand clean electricity by providing a means for long-duration energy storage and offering flexibility for all types of clean power generation.<\/p>\n

Hydrogen development<\/a> will accelerate the US manufacturing boom by enabling the development of diverse and domestic clean energy pathways across multiple sectors.<\/p>\n

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The clean hydrogen projects<\/h3>\n

The projects, managed by DOE\u2019s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, represent the first phase of implementing two provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure law.<\/p>\n

These provisions authorise $1bn for research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities to reduce the cost of green hydrogen produced by electrolysis. $500m is also allocated for the research, development, and demonstration of improved processes and technologies for manufacturing and recycling clean hydrogen systems and materials.<\/p>\n

The projects will advance clean hydrogen technology in the following areas:<\/p>\n