New York-led consortium to develop hydrogen hub proposal

Four states -- New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey -- have come together with the aim to become one of at least four regional clean energy hydrogen hubs planned in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The New York-led consortium, which also includes about 40 hydrogen ecosystem partners, will develop a proposal to become one of the hubs that will share USD 8 billion (EUR 7.3bn) in federal funds. These will be allocated by the Department of Energy (DOE) in a process expected to launch in May 2022.

Besides the four states, the coalition includes hydrogen producers, users, technology manufacturers, and research and development organisations, the New York governor announced on Thursday. The list includes names like Bloom Energy Corp, Cummins Inc, FuelCell Energy, Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), National Grid, New York Power Authority (NYPA), Next Hydrogen Corp, Plug Power Inc, among many others. The entire list is available here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-multi-state-agreement-signed-major-hydrogen-ecosystem-partners#:~:text=Governor%20Kathy%20Hochul%20today%20announced,Clean%20Hydrogen%20Hubs%20program%20included

More public and private partners can join in. The consortium will try to integrate offshore wind and solar into hydrogen production and deploy hydrogen for applications such as transportation, heavy industry, power generation and maritime uses.

According to the announcement, partnering states will coordinate with their respective state entities to help align the consortium's work with each state's climate objectives.

"Expanding the hydrogen market is critical to New York's aggressive pursuit of clean-energy alternatives that will supercharge our economy and advance our climate goals,” said New York governor Kathy Hochul.

Earlier this year, Hochul set out plans in her 2022 State of the State address to make New York a green hydrogen hub.

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