Three U.S. regional clean hydrogen production centers, of seven chosen last year by the U.S. Department of Energy to negotiate hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support to boost project development, are the first to receive awards of initial funding, the agency announced.
The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub earns $30 million of the $925 million negotiated to start 11 projects in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio, with Battelle as program manager and TRC Cos., among other companies, supporting its development
The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Center won $27.5 million of up to $1 billion allocated to plan a hydrogen “ecosystem” in Washington, Oregon and Montana, with AtkinsRéalis named manager of the program, while the California Hydrogen Center received $30 million of its $1.2 billion federal cost. share to begin work on 10 hydrogen production facilities, with Jacobs selected as program manager, according to the hubs and companies.
