DOE Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program Invites 2nd-Round Proposals

January 16, 2023--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In June 2022, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened the door for funding the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's (BIL) $7 billion for developing regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across America. At that time, the DOE began taking first-round proposals from entities that had begun developing plans for which they hoped to receive some of the BIL's dollars.

In late December 2022, after evaluating those entries, the DOE issued invitations for more detailed proposals in a second round. Among those receiving invites were the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, and a trio of southwestern states known as HALO Hydrogen Hub.