As part of an effort to establish a regional hub for clean hydrogen energy, Connecticut has joined forces with New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
As part of the federal infrastructure spending bill for 2021, the hub will be one of at least four such locations across the United States.
Research, development, and construction of infrastructure to support the use of hydrogen as a less expensive and more environmentally friendly energy source than fossil fuels are all part of the plan. In order to compete for the $8 billion in federal climate resiliency funding, this means finding public and private partners.
Many long-distance transportation sectors have been slow to decarbonize and hydrogen is being sought as an emission-free alternative.
In Connecticut, a bill has been introduced that would establish a task force to research the use of hydrogen fuel cells for electric vehicles.
