The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to fund the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL’s) program to develop regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs), which are defined as a network of clean hydrogen producers, potential clean hydrogen consumers, and connective infrastructure located in close proximity. As part of …
The governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut announced a partnership to create a regional clean hydrogen hub. Together with an initial group of 40 hydrogen ecosystem partners, they will develop a proposal to become one of at least four regional clean hydrogen hubs under the federal Regional …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed an online platform (“H2 Matchmaker“) that highlights and connects hydrogen suppliers, infrastructure providers, users, and community stakeholders through an online map. H2 Matchmaker will rely on hydrogen stakeholders to self-identify and volunteer information about their operations by way of filling an online form. This database is …
The New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition and Energy Vision co-hosted a virtual workshop on November 4, 2021, to discuss the role of renewable gases in meeting the Garden State’s climate, clean air, and economic goals. The Decarbonizing Gas in New Jersey workshop had insights on: the role of renewable gases in New Jersey’s …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its Energy Earthshots Initiative, which has a goal of accelerating breakthroughs of more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions within the decade. The first Energy Earthshot–the Hydrogen Shot–was launched on June 7, 2021. It seeks to reduce the cost of clean …
New Jersey’s Fuel Cell Task Force members were appointed and began their activities. The task force will inform policy and identify opportunities for New Jersey to realize the benefits of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in helping the state meet its goal of 100% clean energy by 2050. Their findings, …
The NJ Clean Cities Coalition, in collaboration with the NJ Fuel Cell Coalition, launched an effort to advance green hydrogen production, distribution, and use within New Jersey. To kick this effort off, a virtual Green Hydrogen Forum was held on June 29, 2021. The forum aimed to raise awareness of–and …
A congressionally-mandated report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) assessed various technologies and highlighted the opportunity to improve the fuel economy of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) through increased use of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) over the period of 2025-2035. Various vehicle technologies–electric, hybrid, internal combustion engine, …
New Jersey Governor Murphy signed A740/S-2846 into law on May 12, 2021. The new law states that State agencies should consider the use of fuel cells as a power source when awarding purchase contracts for items that require a power source. Such items include motor vehicles, material and cargo-handling equipment …
New Jersey’s Zero-emission Incentive Program (NJ ZIP) launched on April 6, 2021. There is not a deadline for applying; the portal will remain open until all the $15 M in voucher funds are reserved, on a first come, first served basis, with $5 M set aside for small businesses. If additional …