The Department of Energy outlined plans Wednesday to prepare environmental reviews for three proposed hydrogen hubs — projects at the heart of the Biden administration’s goal of building a national clean hydrogen network.
DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations published three notices in the Federal Register for the regional hubs in Appalachia, California and the Pacific Northwest, spelling out the department’s plan to prepare environmental impact statements for the projects.
Each review is meant to “evaluate the potential impacts to the human environment associated with funding” each hub, according to the DOE notices.
The department has already awarded $27.5 million to $30 million to each hub as part of an initial tranche of funding — money intended to support various planning, analysis and design activities, as well as community engagement.
