Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association granted Phase 1 Award Status from US DoE

PNWH2 is one of the first US Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs to move into Phase 1.

As part of this designation, PNWH2 will receive an initial amount of up to US$27.5 million from a potential future US$1 billion in federal funding, as outlined in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Phase 1 will encompass initial planning, permitting, and analysis activities to ensure that the overall hub concept is technologically and financially viable, with input from relevant local stakeholders.

“Today marks an important step for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association and is the culmination of many months of discussions, planning and negotiations across our partners, stakeholders and community members,” said Chris Green, President of the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association. “We are excited to embark on Phase 1 and lead the way in building a new clean energy commodity in the US that will benefit generations of families throughout the region.”

Together with its partners, PNWH2 is establishing the Pacific Northwest as a national benchmark for successful low-carbon intensity and economically viable green hydrogen production. The PNWH2 Hub expects to consist of eight nodes across Washington, Oregon, and Montana and will leverage the region’s innovative technology and abundant renewable energy to address the hardest to abate end-users, such as public transit, agricultural products, medium and heavy-duty transport and the electric power industry.

Washington State University (WSU), with support from its Consortium for Hydrogen and Renewably Generated E-Fuels (CHARGE), will oversee the Community Benefits Plan for the PNWH2 Hub in alignment with the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 initiative. PNWH2 is committed to engaging communities to define and quantify benefits, avoid disproportionate burdens, and closely track and adjust to ensure that at least 40% of benefits flow to disadvantaged communities. These benefits will include the creation of more than 10 000 quality jobs and the development of STEM-based education programmes from K-12 through college to ensure a pipeline of trained and qualified workers to build, then operate and maintain the Hub’s hydrogen projects. Project management for the PNWH2 Hub is led by AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear, a world-leading professional services and project management company.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/25072024/pacific-northwest-hydrogen-association-granted-phase-1-award-status-from-us-doe/