The Biden Administration Is Pumping Billions Into Clean Hydrogen

Angely Mercado
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Hydrogen tanks in a storage area at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
Hydrogen tanks in a storage area at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
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Hydrogen tanks in a storage area at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

The Biden administration announced plans on Friday to award up to $7 billion to construct regional hubs throughout the U.S. that support making and using hydrogen, in hopes of phasing out fossil fuels and slowing down climate change.

President Biden’s stated goal is to develop seven hubs throughout the country to produce cleaner hydrogen to create energy sources for the manufacturing sector, transportation, and generating power for homes and businesses.

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Investing in clean energy is great, but how ‘clean’ hydrogen actually is as an energy source depends on how it is produced. And though the burning of hydrogen doesn’t create carbon dioxide emissions, producing hydrogen does come with emissions, Wired reported in 2022. Research released in 2021 found that blue hydrogen has a larger greenhouse gas footprint than natural gas. However, producing it can include repurposing fossil fuel infrastructure that already exists.

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