{"id":6396,"date":"2023-10-14T17:29:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T17:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6396"},"modified":"2023-10-14T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:10:36","slug":"white-house-bets-7-billion-on-hydrogen-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6396","title":{"rendered":"White House Bets $7 Billion on Hydrogen Hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/hydrogen-hubs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Hydrogen<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Biden administration cut a $7 billion check on Friday to launch its vision for a hydrogen-fueled future.<\/p>\n

The money augments $40 billion in private investment to build seven hydrogen hubs across the nation that will decarbonize transportation and industrial manufacturing, slashing 25 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.<\/p>\n

The amount \u201croughly\u201d equates to removing 5.5 million gasoline-powered vehicles from the road, or just under 2% of the estimated 286 million operational cars in the United States.<\/p>\n

After calling climate change \u201cthe only existential threat to humanity\u201d during a news conference in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden touted federal infrastructure spending as the key to reigning in greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning away from fossil fuel reliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is all part of a bigger vision to do just that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The hydrogen hubs expand across seven regions<\/a><\/strong> and 16 states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, California, Texas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, and Montana.<\/p>\n

Together, the network of pipelines, storage facilities and refueling stations will use natural gas to produce energy and capture the resulting carbon emissions underground, creating 3 million metric tons of hydrogen annually \u2013 or about 30% of the federal government\u2019s \u201cclean hydrogen\u201d goal for 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found that when the government invests in the needs of the American people, guess what? The private sector jumps on real quick,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n

Hydrogen can be produced in three ways \u2013 referred to as gray, blue or green. Gray hydrogen is produced with natural gas and steam; blue is produced the same way, but its carbon gets captured and stored underground; and green is produced with renewable energy, such as wind or nuclear.<\/p>\n

Critics say<\/a><\/strong> the greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen outweighs any benefit over burning natural gas, while green \u2013 although promising \u2013 is too expensive and technical to produce at scale.<\/p>\n

Others warn that relying on federal subsidies may waste taxpayer money<\/a><\/strong>, especially since the promised benefits of carbon capture, in particular, haven\u2019t panned out.<\/p>\n

Despite this, the administration said two-thirds of the projects will work with green hydrogen, in some capacity, and has publicized a four-year timeline to complete construction on the hydrogen hubs.<\/p>\n

Christen Smith
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