Moving from application to action: Priority focus areas for DOE’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) provides a framework for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and selected Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs to transition from application to action. CATF emphasizes prioritizing hydrogen for hard-to-abate sectors, ensuring transparency in project planning, coordinating funding across federal programs, and deepening community engagement to ensure equitable and climate-beneficial outcomes.

• The U.S. Department of Energy's initial Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs selections include seven hubs focused on renewable-based production, five on fossil-based production with carbon capture, and three on nuclear-based production, spanning 18 U.S. states.
• CATF recommends that the DOE and hubs prioritize clean hydrogen for sectors where it is indispensable or where other energy-efficient and cost-effective decarbonization options are unavailable, specifically targeting heavy-duty trucking, shipping, aviation, and heavy industry.
• The hydrogen hubs program, in conjunction with the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit from the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to lower domestic production costs and catalyze the decarbonization of high-carbon intensity hydrogen used in oil refining and ammonia production for fertilizers.
• CATF identifies four priority areas for the implementation phase: increasing transparency regarding project-specific plans, coordinating funding with other federal programs (such as the DOT's Clean Corridors Program and EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction grants), deepening engagement with impacted communities, and utilizing third-party technical expertise.

APA

Menke, A. (2023). Moving from application to action: Priority focus areas for DOE’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2023/10/moving-application-action-priority-focus-areas-does-regional-clean-hydrogen-hubs/

Chicago

Menke, Anna. Moving from application to action: Priority focus areas for DOE’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs. Clean Air Task Force, 2023. https://www.catf.us/2023/10/moving-application-action-priority-focus-areas-does-regional-clean-hydrogen-hubs/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{menke2023moving, author = {Menke, Anna}, title = {{Moving from application to action: Priority focus areas for DOE’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://www.catf.us/2023/10/moving-application-action-priority-focus-areas-does-regional-clean-hydrogen-hubs/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }