US states develop hydrogen hub proposal

Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey will apply for a tranche of $8bn federal funding

A collaboration of four states on the northeastern seaboard of the US are developing a proposal to host one of four national hydrogen hubs designated by the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey will apply for a tranche of the $8bn of funding to be made available for the projects by the Department of Energy (DOE) in May. “Expanding the hydrogen market is critical to New York’s aggressive pursuit of clean-energy alternatives that will supercharge our economy and advance our climate goals,” says New York state governor Kathy Hochul.    “Coalitions like this one serve as a model to the nation on the collaboration that