The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), announced the availability of $750 million for research, development, and demonstration efforts to dramatically reduce the cost of clean hydrogen.

This funding is the first phase of the $1.5 billion in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dedicated to advancing electrolysis technologies and improving manufacturing and recycling capabilities.

It is a crucial component of the administration’s comprehensive approach to accelerating the widespread use of clean hydrogen and will play a vital role in achieving commercial-scale hydrogen deployment this decade.

Clean hydrogen is a key pillar in the emerging clean energy economy and will be essential for reaching the President’s goal of a 100 per cent clean electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. 

Jennifer Granholm, US Secretary of Energy, said: 'Making clean hydrogen from abundant renewable energy provides America with yet another incredibly powerful fuel for many different applications, from low-emissions use in the construction and manufacturing industries to energy storage to powering our cars and trucks.'

This funding launches the first tranche of implementation of two provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which authorises $1 billion for research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen produced via electrolysis and $500 million for research, development, and demonstration of improved processes and technologies for manufacturing and recycling clean hydrogen systems and materials.