US president Joe Biden has announced the recipients of $7bn in federal grants across 16 states for the development of seven regional hydrogen hubs – two of which aim to generate clean hydrogen from nuclear power stations.
The White House said the grants are a crucial element of advancing plans to decarbonise the US economy.
The announcement of the funding to boost manufacturing and blue-collar jobs was held on 13 October in Pennsylvania – a state that could decide the 2024 presidential election.
The seven proposed hubs involve companies ranging from Exxon Mobil to Amazon and span 16 states from Pennsylvania to California.
Two of the hubs – the Mid-Atlantic and the Midwest hubs – plan to develop clean hydrogen production facilities from renewable and nuclear electricity. The Mid-Atlantic hub was awarded up to $750m and the Midwest hub up to $1bn.
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