iOn June 7, 2021, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Earthshots Initiative. Designed to accelerate innovation of abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions within the next ten years. Secretary Granholm stated that the first Energy Earthshot will be the Hydrogen Shot, which sets an ambitious yet achievable cost target to accelerate innovations and spur demand of clean hydrogen.” The Hydrogen Shot aims to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen by 80 percent to $1 per kilogram (kg) while also creating more clean energy jobs. Currently, clean hydrogen costs approximately $5 per kg. This initiative will drive program development across DOE’s science and applied energy offices, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
DOE’s Hydrogen Program issued a Request for Information (RFI) on viable hydrogen demonstrations that can help to lower the cost of hydrogen, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, and provide benefits to disadvantaged communities. Topics for the RFI include:
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Hydrogen Production, Resources, and Infrastructure;
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End Users for Hydrogen Based on Specific Regions, Cost, and Value Propositions;
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Greenhouse Gas and Other Pollutant Emissions Reduction Potential;
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Jobs, and Environmental Justice; and
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Science and Innovation Needs and Challenges.
RFI responses are due on July 7, 2021, by 5:00 p.m. (EDT). Additional information about the RFI is available here.
