H2Hubs will fuel American hydrogen production in $8 billion program
A new plant in Puertollano, Spain, will be Europe’s largest production site for green hydrogen for industrial use. | Image: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Department of Energy kicked off a new $8 billion program yesterday to develop a network of hubs for producing hydrogen as a clean fuel. It’s a milestone for one of the Biden administration’s most contentious strategies for tackling climate change.
Hydrogen has the potential to slash emissions from some of the industries that are the hardest to clean up. It might replace coal used in making steel or fossil fuels that power diesel trucks and cargo ships. When burned, it produces water vapor instead of greenhouse gas emissions (although it can still contribute to nitrogen oxide pollution in the air).
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