State Hydrogen Hub Partnerships

What is happening? Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio have agreed to an MOU to “work together to make the Great Lakes region a hub of research and production of hydrogen fuel.” 6 States in the Northeast have a similar agreement, they are New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

Why is this important? Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has funding for developing regional clean hydrogen hubs. There is $8 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy available for those hubs.

How will this be important? Key factors in the partnership: states that have car manufacturing facilities, have pipeline infrastructure, and have interstates were designated as federal hydrogen transportation corridors.

Route Fifty | States Partner With Hopes of Becoming Hubs for Hydrogen Fuel