U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Establish Hydrogen as a Clean Energy Source
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The U.S. Department of Energy has designated 7 hydrogen hubs and allocated funding to promote hydrogen as a clean energy source.
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A new consortium called the Hydrogen Demand Initiative, led by Ernest Moniz, aims to organize a market for clean hydrogen.
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The consortium includes organizations with expertise in markets, analytics, law, and energy research.
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Key expected hydrogen customers are industries like steel processing that require large energy inputs.
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The initiative plans to target uses like manufacturing, long-haul trucking, and ship propulsion over a 5-10 year timeframe.