Biden Administration Awards $7 Billion in Grants to Boost Clean Hydrogen Production Across U.S.

The Department of Energy awarded $7 billion in grants to 7 projects to develop hydrogen fuel production in the U.S. This is part of Biden's plan to boost clean hydrogen.

Hydrogen emits no greenhouse gases when burned, but currently 96% of hydrogen is made from fossil fuels. The grants aim to change this.

The money will fund proposed hydrogen projects across the U.S. in regions like the Gulf Coast, Appalachia, the Midwest, etc.

The projects are expected to cut 25 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year, equivalent to removing 5.5 million gas vehicles.

Critics say hydrogen is less efficient than electrification for heating/transportation. They warn grants could fund fossil fuel companies' "greenwashing."