Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the Department of Energy (DOE) to select the Northeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub as the winner of a 1.25-Billion dollars competition.
Schumer was at Plug Rochester Gigafactory on Monday to promote the seven state effort to turn the Northeastern US, including Upstate New York, into a hub for the production of green hydrogen energy.
“From hosting Plug’s 400+ job green hydrogen Gigafactory, to having North America’s largest green hydrogen production facility being constructed in nearby Western New York, Rochester is leading the nation in green hydrogen energy production sparking innovative research that is turning water into carbon free fuel cells, feedstocks, and so much more,” said Senator Schumer. “That is why I assembled a vast coalition to back this seven-state effort and directly write Energy Secretary Granholm to make clear that because of places like Rochester, New York and the Northeast has all the right ingredients to be the nation’s first ever Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub and fuel America’s clean energy future.”
Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act, the DOE announced a 1.25-Billion dollar hydrogen hub competition.
Schumer added, “Green hydrogen will play a major role in meeting the world’s energy needs, and I want New York to be the place that’s bringing this technology to the world. Rochester’s powerhouse workforce, top tier research institutions, and easy access to the renewable energy needed to produce green hydrogen makes it uniquely suited to supercharge and lead the federal government’s efforts to secure the nation’s spot as a global leader in clean hydrogen production to power our fight against climate change.”
New York, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts joined together in April to ask the DOE for 1.25-billion dollars in federal hydrogen funding.
