The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) s committing up to $2.2 billion to develop two major hydrogen hubs in the United States. These hubs are set to be located on the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest.
This initiative is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and is designed to support the development of a national network of clean hydrogen producers, consumers, and infrastructure.
The two awarded hubs—the Gulf Coast H2Hub, led by HyVelocity (HyV), and the Midwest H2Hub, led by the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen LLC (MachH2)—are critical components of the DOE’s H2Hubs program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This program aims to facilitate the production, storage, delivery, and end-use of clean hydrogen while creating economic opportunities and reducing harmful emissions.
The Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub will receive up to $1.2 billion in federal cost share funding. It plans to leverage the region’s abundant renewable energy and natural gas supply to produce clean hydrogen through both electrolysis and natural gas with carbon capture and storage. This hub is expected to create approximately 45,000 direct jobs over its lifetime.
Meanwhile, the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will receive up to $1 billion in federal support. Located in a key industrial corridor across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan, this hub will utilize diverse energy sources—including renewable wind energy—to decarbonize various industries such as steel production and heavy-duty transportation. It anticipates creating around 12,000 direct jobs.
Collectively, the seven selected H2Hubs are expected to produce millions of metric tons of hydrogen annually and reduce tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from end uses each year.
