As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $2.2 billion in award commitments for two Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) that will help accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of low-cost, clean hydrogen—a valuable energy product that can be produced with zero or near-zero carbon emissions. The two awardees—Gulf Coast H2Hub and Midwest H2Hub—are critical pillars of DOE's H2Hubs program, which was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to kickstart a national network of clean hydrogen producers, consumers, and connective infrastructure while supporting the production, storage, delivery, and end-use of clean hydrogen. Building a strong and equitable domestic clean hydrogen economy is a key component of President Biden and Vice President Harris’ plan to strengthen America’s economic competitiveness, create new good-paying, high-quality jobs, and slash harmful emissions that jeopardize public health and pollute local ecosystems.
作为拜登总统“投资美国”议程的一部分，美国能源部（DOE）今天宣布为两个区域清洁氢能中心（H2Hub）提供最高22亿美元的奖励承诺，这将帮助加速低成本、清洁氢气的大规模商业化部署——这种能源产品能够以零排放或近零排放生产。两个获奖单位——海湾沿岸H2Hub和中西部H2Hub——是DOE H2Hub计划的关键支柱，该计划由《两党基础设施法》创建，旨在启动一个全国性的清洁氢能生产者、消费者和连接基础设施网络，同时支持清洁氢气的生产、存储、交付和最终使用。建设一个强大且公平的国内清洁氢能经济是拜登总统和哈里斯副总统计划的一部分，旨在增强美国经济竞争力，创造新的高薪高质量工作岗位，并减少危害公共健康和污染地方生态系统的有害排放。
"The Biden-Harris Administration has followed through on its promise to kickstart a new domestic hydrogen industry that can produce fuel from almost any energy resource in virtually every part of the country and that can power heavy duty vehicles, heat homes, and fertilize crops,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “Today’s announcement marks a major milestone in DOE’s Hydrogen Hubs program, signaling our deep commitment to strengthening America’s energy security and boosting our economic and global competitiveness while also tackling the climate crisis.”
“拜登-哈里斯政府兑现了其启动新的国内氢能产业的承诺，该产业可以几乎在全国的任何地方从几乎所有能源资源中生产燃料，并能为重型车辆提供动力、为家庭供暖和为农作物施肥，”美国能源部长詹妮弗·M·格兰霍姆（Jennifer M. Granholm）说。“今天的公告标志着DOE氢能中心计划的一个重要里程碑，表明我们在增强美国能源安全、提升美国经济和全球竞争力的同时，致力于应对气候危机。”
As part of the H2Hubs program, DOE is committing up to $1.2 billion of federal cost share for the Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub—led by HyVelocity (HyV) and up to $1 billion of federal cost share for the Midwest Hydrogen Hub—led by the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen LLC (MachH2). These awards follow three previously awarded H2Hubs, and together, they will help drive private sector investment in clean hydrogen, setting the nation on a course to hit critical long-term decarbonization objectives.
作为H2Hub计划的一部分，DOE承诺为海湾沿岸氢能中心（由HyVelocity（HyV）领导）提供最高12亿美元的联邦费用分担，并为中西部氢能中心（由中西部清洁氢能联盟（MachH2）领导）提供最高10亿美元的联邦费用分担。这些奖励继先前已获批准的三个H2Hub后，将共同推动私营部门在清洁氢能领域的投资，帮助国家朝着实现关键的长期脱碳目标迈进。
Clean hydrogen is a flexible energy carrier that can be produced from a diverse mix of domestic energy resources, including renewables, nuclear, and fossil resources with carbon capture. Its unique characteristics will allow the H2Hubs to substantially reduce harmful emissions from some of the most energy-intensive sectors of the economy, such as chemical and industrial processes and heavy-duty transportation, while creating new economic opportunities across the country. It could also be used as a form of long-duration energy storage to support the expansion of renewable power. By enabling the development of diverse, domestic energy pathways across multiple sectors of the economy, clean hydrogen will strengthen American energy independence and accelerate the American manufacturing boom.
清洁氢气是一种灵活的能源载体，可以从多种国内能源资源中生产，包括可再生能源、核能和带有碳捕获的化石能源。其独特的特性将使H2Hub能够显著减少一些能源密集型行业的有害排放，例如化学和工业过程以及重型运输，同时为全国创造新的经济机会。它还可以作为长时间能源存储的形式，用于支持可再生能源的扩展。通过在经济多个领域推动多样化的国内能源路径开发，清洁氢气将增强美国的能源独立性，并加速美国制造业的繁荣。
Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub (HyVelocity Hub; Texas)—By creating a balanced portfolio of producers and consumers, the Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub plans to leverage the Gulf Coast region’s abundant renewable energy and natural gas supply to drive down the cost of hydrogen—a crucial piece to achieving market liftoff. Through its core projects, the Hub proposes to produce clean hydrogen from both water through electrolysis and from natural gas while utilizing carbon capture and storage. These proposed investments in clean hydrogen aim to catalyze regional decarbonization solutions and contribute to lifting off the U.S. national clean hydrogen network. This H2Hub is expected to create approximately 45,000 direct jobs over the project’s lifetime. Learn more here.
海湾沿岸氢能中心（HyVelocity中心；德州）——通过创建一个平衡的生产者和消费者组合，海湾沿岸氢能中心计划利用海湾沿岸地区丰富的可再生能源和天然气供应来降低氢气成本——这是实现市场起步的关键。通过其核心项目，该中心提议通过电解从水中和通过天然气利用碳捕集与存储技术来生产清洁氢气。这些清洁氢气投资的提议旨在促进地区脱碳解决方案，并为推动美国全国清洁氢气网络的起步做出贡献。预计该H2Hub将在项目生命周期内创造大约45,000个直接就业机会。详细了解更多信息。
Midwest Hydrogen Hub (Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2); Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan)—Located in a key U.S. industrial and transportation corridor, the Hub plans to leverage the region’s diverse energy sources (including renewable wind energy, natural gas, and nuclear energy) to support the decarbonization of industries including steel and glass production, manufacturing, power generation, refining, and heavy-duty transportation across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan. The Midwest Hydrogen Hub anticipates creating approximately 12,000 direct jobs over the project’s lifetime. Learn more here.
中西部氢能中心（中西部清洁氢能联盟（MachH2）；伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、爱荷华州、密歇根州）——位于美国一个关键的工业和交通走廊，该中心计划利用该地区多样化的能源来源（包括可再生风能、天然气和核能）来支持钢铁、玻璃生产、制造、电力生产、炼油和重型运输等行业的脱碳。这一H2Hub预计将在项目生命周期内创造大约12,000个直接就业机会。详细了解更多信息。
DOE’s investment in the H2Hubs program is one of the largest investments in clean manufacturing and jobs in history. This transformative federal investment will be matched by recipients to leverage billions of dollars to strengthen local economies, create and maintain high-quality jobs, and position America as the global leader in emerging energy industries.
DOE对H2Hub计划的投资是历史上最大的一笔清洁制造和就业投资。这一变革性的联邦投资将得到受赠方的匹配，用以杠杆数十亿美元，强化地方经济，创造并保持高质量工作岗位，使美国成为新兴能源产业的全球领导者。
The seven selected H2Hubs are expected to collectively produce millions of metric tons of hydrogen annually, thereby getting us closer to reaching the 2030 U.S. production target and lowering emissions from hard-to-decarbonize industrial sectors that represent 30 percent of total U.S. carbon emissions. Together, they will also reduce tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from end-uses each year—an amount roughly equivalent to combined annual emissions of millions gasoline-powered cars—and create and retain tens of thousands of good-paying jobs across the country while supporting healthier communities.
这七个选定的H2Hub预计每年共同生产数百万公吨氢气，从而使我们更接近实现2030年美国生产目标，并减少来自那些难以脱碳的工业部门的排放，这些部门占美国总碳排放的30%。它们还将每年减少数千万公吨的二氧化碳（CO2）排放量——这一数值大约相当于数百万辆汽油车的年排放总和——并创造并保留成千上万个高薪工作岗位，支持更健康的社区。
Delivering Economic and Environmental Benefits to Communities Across America As part of the President’s commitments to invest in America’s workforce, support high-quality American jobs, advance environmental and energy justice, and strengthen Tribal energy sovereignty, each H2Hub was required to develop and ultimately implement comprehensive community benefits commitments—which will be informed by early and meaningful community and labor engagements in each region. DOE will co-host virtual community-level briefings for each awarded H2Hub to provide local communities with a forum to learn about and provide input on the selected projects.
为全美社区带来经济和环境利益 作为总统承诺投资美国劳动力、支持高质量美国就业、推动环境和能源公正、加强部落能源主权的一部分，每个H2Hub都必须制定并最终实施全面的社区利益承诺——这些承诺将通过各地区早期和有意义的社区和劳工参与来形成。DOE将共同举办每个获奖H2Hub的虚拟社区层级简报会，为当地社区提供一个学习和提供反馈的平台。
DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) manages the H2Hubs program and will provide project management oversight for the projects selected to produce clean hydrogen; demonstrate end uses; generate training opportunities and good-paying, high-quality jobs; reduce emissions and pollution; and ensure tangible benefits flow to local Hub communities. Through its phased approach to project management oversight, OCED will review and evaluate the Hub’s progress, including toward community benefits, which impact OCED’s decision to continue to provide federal funding and allow a project to progress to the next phase.
DOE的清洁能源示范办公室（OCED）负责管理H2Hub计划，并将对选定的清洁氢气生产项目进行项目管理监督；展示最终用途；创造培训机会和高薪、高质量工作岗位；减少排放和污染；确保实际利益流向当地H2Hub社区。通过其分阶段的项目管理监督方式，OCED将审查和评估中心的进展情况，包括向社区利益的推进，这将影响OCED是否继续提供联邦资金并允许项目进入下一阶段。
