U.S. Amps Up Clean Energy Push With $50 Billion ‘Hydrogen Hub’ Plan

The U.S. intends to turbocharge hydrogen as a tool to curb climate-warming emissions from industry and transportation — and create new jobs — by designating seven “hubs” across the country that will receive tens of billions of dollars of public and private funds to scale up production and use of the carbon-free fuel.

The seven regional hubs, covering 16 states, will share in $7 billion for federally approved projects set aside in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to senior Biden administration officials. Those funds will be amplified by about $43 billion in planned investments by companies that intend to develop hydrogen projects for refineries, ports, heavy-duty trucks and fertilizer production, making it one of the biggest investments in clean manufacturing in U.S. history, the officials said.