Key Points -

..The draft Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS) proposes a lifecycle GHG emissions target of 4 kg CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen, which is in line with the clean hydrogen production tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act and which could allow DOE to fund an array of hydrogen technologies.

..The CHPS is not a regulatory standard, but is intended to guide (not necessarily determine) DOE’s funding decisions. DOE is now seeking comments on the CHPS, which are due by October 20, 2022.

..The draft National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap outlines the challenges to scaling up the hydrogen economy and potential strategies to address those challenges, including targeting investments in clean hydrogen on hard-to-decarbonize sectors, reducing the cost of clean hydrogen, and focusing on regional networks to enable critical mass infrastructure, drive scale, and facilitate market lift-off.

..DOE announced a $7 billion funding opportunity for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs. Concept papers are due on November 7, 2023, and applications must be filed by April 2023. Projects funded through the H2Hubs program will be required to “demonstrably aid achievement” of the CHPS.