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The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) will be awarded up to $925m over its project lifetime from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
Phase 1, which started in July (2024) and will last up to 36 months, was previously awarded $30m, whilst the remaining portions of the allocated dollars will be unlocked in three future phases as the hub reaches milestones set by the DOE. H2 View understands the phased development will span more than a decade.
The deal was executed with the DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). Last year, ARCH2 became one of the seven hydrogen hubs in the US to enter award negotiations for the DOE’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Programme (H2Hubs).
Read more:US DOE selects seven hydrogen hubs for $7bn funding
In October (2023), the DOE announced that successful hubs would receive between $400m and $1.25bn of federal funds. The hubs are also expected to reach around a third of the 2030 US production target.
The Appalachian hydrogen hub is planned to support the manufacturing and transportation sectors with clean fuels and create new energy-related jobs for the region. It was scheduled to become operational in Q3 2025.
Commenting on LinkedIn, ARCH2 wrote, “Together, we are paving the way for a greener and more prosperous future for Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.”
In May (2024), it was announced that a food waste-to-hydrogen and carbon project is being planned at the Port of West Virginia, as part of ARCH2. Empire Diversified Energy, its subsidiary Empire Green Generation and Heartland Water Technology will co-develop the facility.
Read more:Food waste-to-hydrogen project planned as part of ARCH2 hydrogen hub
KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis also secured funding from the DOE ARCH2 grant last October (2023). The funding is set to support the company’s hydrogen and carbon storage complex in Pennsylvania.
Read more: KeyState’s hydrogen storage project to utilise ARCH2 regional hub funding
Last week (July 25), the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) became the second US hydrogen hub to secure DOE funding, after California’s Alliance for Renewable Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) received its first $30m instalment the week before.
PNWH2 was granted an initial $27.5m from an earmarked $1bn, which would be used for planning, permitting and analysis to “ensure that the overall hub concept is technologically and financially feasible.”
Read more:Pacific Northwest hydrogen hub officially launched with first DOE grant
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