This is the text version of the video "Hydrogen Interagency Task Force."
Progress. Progress through investment, collaboration, achievement, and momentum.
Since the launch of the national clean hydrogen strategy and the formation of the Hydrogen Interagency Task Force, or HIT, just over a year ago we have driven progress and moved potential into reality.
Clean hydrogen is a powerful and versatile tool that can help decarbonize our economy, revitalize our manufacturing, create jobs, and build a secure, resilient, equitable and sustainable energy future for all Americans.
We’re aiming to make the United States a leader in clean hydrogen—producing 10 million metric tons per year by 2030, 20 by 2040 and 50 by 2050—that’s “50 by 50” to reduce our total emissions by 10%.
We’re taking a whole-of-government approach. Coordinated by the Hydrogen Interagency Task Force, federal agencies are working together to overcome challenges that stand in our way, leveraging unique and diverse capabilities, to realize the potential of clean hydrogen.
Today we have 4.5 gigawatts of electrolyzers being built or already on the ground.
That is 25 times more than what we had in 2021!
This progress is driven by historic investments.
$7 billion to launch seven Hydrogen Hubs across the nation.
Up to $1 billion for a groundbreaking initiative to create clear and strong demand signals for clean hydrogen.
$1.5 billion to fuel progress in key hydrogen technologies, like electrolyzers that use clean electricity to produce hydrogen for trucks and buses.
Over $3 billion in loan guarantees for projects including American-made electrolyzers, hydrogen energy storage, and domestic manufacturing.
And up to $3 billion for hydrogen and other clean energy solutions that will make ports across the country emissions free.
Federally funded projects announced earlier this year will supercharge American manufacturing for hydrogen technologies, by growing manufacturing capacity for fuel cells by 14 gigawatts a year, and expanding our capacity for manufacturing electrolyzers by 10 gigawatts a year.
This new capacity will support an additional 1.3 million metric tons of hydrogen per year and enough fuel cells for 50,000 new trucks per year.
But most important is ensuring people across America are benefiting from this transition through good paying jobs, better health, and cleaner air.
And that takes engaging meaningfully with communities to hear and address their concerns, and help them understand decisions about their energy future.
To deliver on that promise, we are requiring federally funded hydrogen projects to have concrete plans demonstrating how projects benefit local communities, providing educational resources that answer frequently asked questions, and investing in projects to develop sensors to detect hydrogen leaks and ensure safe deployment.
Our collaborative spirit, our investments, and our commitment to who we serve, continue to provide the momentum we need to promise great progress.
We can’t wait to see what the future holds for clean hydrogen.
We want you to be a part of that future.
Learn more at hydrogen.gov.