US Energy Department is taking steps to distribute billions of dollars from last year's USD 1 trillion infrastructure law to support hydrogen production and reduce carbon emissions related to heavy industry. The US Energy Department has launched a public input process to guide how it should spend up to USD 9.5 billion the 2021 infrastructure law set aside for funding clean hydrogen projects over the next five fiscal years. The US Transportation Department is separately working on an effort to encourage federal transportation projects to make use of low-carbon concrete, asphalt and other construction materials.The hydrogen funding in the infrastructure law consists of USD 8 billion to support the building of regional hubs for hydrogen, USD 1 billion for cost-efficiency improvements in making hydrogen with electricity and USD 500 million for manufacturing and reuse of hydrogen equipment components. The infrastructure law seeks to support clean hydrogen, such as hydrogen produced from renewable power or that can capture carbon emissions. The Energy Department has released requests for information that it will use to guide its funding.The low-carbon construction effort is managed by the Transportation Department, which is starting a pilot project to use low-carbon materials in federal transportation projects. The General Services Administration is also seeking information on low-carbon concrete and asphalt that it will use for port projects funded under the infrastructure law.Emissions from the US heavy industrial sector must be reduced to protect communities and help meet the Biden administration’s goal of cutting carbon pollution nationwide from all key sources 50-52% by 2030. The injection of billions of dollars in funding will encourage the innovations needed to cut emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors like steel production and cement. US industry is the third largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions with 23% of emissions in 2019,
US Energy Department is taking steps to distribute billions of dollars from last year's USD 1 trillion infrastructure law to support hydrogen production and reduce carbon emissions related to heavy industry. The US Energy Department has launched a public input process to guide how it should spend up to USD 9.5 billion the 2021 infrastructure law set aside for funding clean hydrogen projects over the next five fiscal years. The US Transportation Department is separately working on an effort to encourage federal transportation projects to make use of low-carbon concrete, asphalt and other construction materials.The hydrogen funding in the infrastructure law consists of USD 8 billion to support the building of regional hubs for hydrogen, USD 1 billion for cost-efficiency improvements in making hydrogen with electricity and USD 500 million for manufacturing and reuse of hydrogen equipment components. The infrastructure law seeks to support clean hydrogen, such as hydrogen produced from renewable power or that can capture carbon emissions. The Energy Department has released requests for information that it will use to guide its funding.The low-carbon construction effort is managed by the Transportation Department, which is starting a pilot project to use low-carbon materials in federal transportation projects. The General Services Administration is also seeking information on low-carbon concrete and asphalt that it will use for port projects funded under the infrastructure law.Emissions from the US heavy industrial sector must be reduced to protect communities and help meet the Biden administration’s goal of cutting carbon pollution nationwide from all key sources 50-52% by 2030. The injection of billions of dollars in funding will encourage the innovations needed to cut emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors like steel production and cement. US industry is the third largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions with 23% of emissions in 2019,
