PNWH2 Launches Clean Hydrogen Energy Hub
Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) has been awarded just under $30 million to begin work on a clean hydrogen energy hub in the Pacific Northwest.
The cohort intend to leverage Washington, Oregon and Montana’s renewable energy sources to ramp up production of clean hydrogen. If the project unfolds successful, the region may receive as much as $1 billion in funding for the hydrogen energy hub.
The Pacific Northwest is set to begin work building out a clean hydrogen economy with the recent announcement of a Phase 1 funding award from the Department of Energy. The $27.5 million award to the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association, a multi-state non-profit organisation, will be matched by industry partners up to $125 million in Phase 1 of the project.
DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will serve as an advisor to the PNWH2 by conducting life-cycle analysis to predict and understand the planned hydrogen energy infrastructure impact on decreasing emissions and aiding in community engagement.
Public and private groups represented in the PNWH2 Hub are working with leaders
Public and private groups represented in the PNWH2 Hub are working with leaders in Washington, Oregon and Montana to leverage the region’s renewable energy sources to produce clean hydrogen for the region. If successful, the region could receive up to $1 billion in total DOE funding, which would be supplemented by billions more in industry cost sharing, to build out a clean hydrogen ecosystem.
“At PNNL, we join with the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association in celebrating this milestone and acknowledge hard work that went into reaching this moment,” said PNNL Director Steven Ashby. “We look forward to joining with our government and industry partners to operationalise a clean hydrogen ecosystem for the Pacific Northwest and beyond.”
PNNL scientists, engineers and analysts are providing economic, technological and emissions reduction evaluations
PNNL scientists, engineers and analysts are providing economic, technological and emissions reduction evaluations of hydrogen production, integration with the electrical grid, and end users in the Hub.
The goal of the PNWH2 Hub is to develop and market economical clean hydrogen power solutions to meet the United States’ clean energy goal while ensuring that at least 40% of the benefits flow to disadvantaged communities.
The hydrogen will be used to address some of the hardest-to-decarbonise technology areas such as public transportation (transit buses), agricultural products (fertilizer), medium- and heavy-duty transportation and the electric power industry.
The PNWH2 Hub joins California as the first two of a planned national network of clean hydrogen producers, consumers and connective infrastructure, while supporting the production, storage, delivery and end-use of clean hydrogen.
