U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
Category: Executive
Document Type: Strategy
Role: Main
US Government Releases National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
The U.S. Government has published the "U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap." This document outlines a strategic framework for achieving the large-scale production and use of clean hydrogen across the United States. Its primary purposes are to help address the climate crisis, enhance energy security and resilience, and create economic value. The strategy identifies opportunities for clean hydrogen to support national net-zero goals and addresses challenges to its widespread adoption. Key strategies detailed in the roadmap include targeting strategic, high-impact uses of clean hydrogen in industrial applications, transportation, and the power sector; reducing the cost of clean hydrogen production through various methods such as water splitting, fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage, and biomass/waste feedstocks, as well as addressing other system costs; and focusing on developing regional networks based on production potential, storage potential, and end-use potential. The document also sets forth guiding principles and national actions to support the strategy, including specific actions and milestones categorized into near, mid, and long-term phases of clean hydrogen development. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration and coordination among stakeholders. The affected sectors explicitly mentioned are industry, transportation, and the power sector. While the document outlines timelines (near, mid, long-term), specific deadlines or compliance dates are not detailed in the provided text. The document itself is named the "U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap."
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Table of Contents Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 1 Legislative Language …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….. 3 Foreword …………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………….. 5 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 6 A: National Decarbonization Goals ………………………………………………………………….……..………… 10 H2@Scale Enabler for Deep Decarbonization ……………………………………………..……………..………….. 12 Hydrogen Production and Use in the United States ……………………..…………………………..………….. 14 Opportunities for Clean Hydrogen to Support Net-Zero …..…………………………………..………….. 17 Challenges to Achieving the Benefits of Clean Hydrogen …..…………………………………..………….. 24 B: Strategies to Enable the Benefits of Clean Hydrogen ……..…………………………………………… 27 Strategy 1: Target Strategic, High-Impact Uses of Clean Hydrogen ………………………………..……… 29 Clean hydrogen in industrial applications ……………………………..…………………………………..……… 29 Clean hydrogen in transportation ……………………………..……………………….………………………………..……… 32 Power sector applications ……………………………..………………………………………….…..…………………………… 34 Carbon Intensity of Hydrogen Production ……………………………..…………………………………..……… 36 Strategy 2: Reduce the Cost of Clean Hydrogen ……………………………..…………………………………..……… 39 Hydrogen Production Through Water Splitting ……………………………..…………………………………..……… 40 Hydrogen Production from Fossil Fuels with Carbon Capture and Storage .……………………..……… 42 Hydrogen Production from Biomass and Waste Feedstocks ……………………….…………………..……… 45 Other System Costs ……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………… 45 Strategy 3: Focus on Regional Networks ……………………………..……………………………………………..……… 48 Regional production potential ……………………………..………………………………………………………..……… 50 Regional storage potential ……………………………..…………………………………………………………………..……… 52 Regional end-use potential ……………………………..…………………………………………………………………..……… 54 Supporting Each Strategy ……………………………..…………………………………………………………………..……… 56 C: Guiding Principles and National Actions ………………………………………………………………..……… 58 Guiding Principles ……………………………..……………………………………..…………………………..…………..……… 58 Actions Supporting the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap ..………………… 61 Actions and Milestones for the Near, Mid, and Long-term ……………………………..…….……………… 68 Phases of Clean Hydrogen Development ……………………………..…………………………………..………………… 73 Collaboration and Coordination ……………………………..……………………………………..………………………… 77 Conclusion ……………………………..……………………………………..………………………………………………….……… 80 Acknowledgments ……………………………..……………………………………………………………..……..………..……… 81 Glossary of Acronyms ……………………………..……………………………………..…………….……………..……… 82 References ……………………………..……………………………………..…………………………………..…..………………… 83 Appendix A ……………………………..……………………………………..………………………………………………….……… 95 1 Executive Summary Given its potential to help address the climate crisis, This report sets forth the “U.S. National Clean enhance energy security and resilience, and create Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap.” The report economic value, interest in producing and using was informed by extensive industry and stakeholder clean hydrogen is intensifying both in the United feedback including workshops and listening sessions, States and abroad. Zero- and low-carbon hydrogen is written comments from more than 50 organizations, a key part of a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and ongoing engagement. In addition, this roadmap to achieve a sustainable and equitable clean energy sets forth an all of government approach to clean future. The United States is stepping up to accelerate hydrogen, with contributions across multiple
Tags: Carbon Capture And Storage, Climate Change, Energy, Energy Transition, Fossil Fuels, Guidance, Hydrogen, Industry, Infrastructure, Investment, Jobs, Net Zero, Policy, Power Plant, Renewable Energy, Report, Transport
Sector: Energy;Transport;Industry