Infrastructure bill lays ground for US hydrogen strategy
Legislation calls for creation of hydrogen economy built around four regional hubs, but its progress through Congress is uncertain
The US has taken a decisive step towards the launch of a national hydrogen strategy with the recent passing by the Senate of a bipartisan infrastructure bill that calls for the creation of four regional hubs supported by $9bn of public funds, with a further $1bn slated for clean hydrogen R&D. The bill faces an uncertain future as it moves on to the lower chamber of Congress, the House of Representatives, but if it makes it into law the government will be required to develop a national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap. “The bill would be a very promising step in fostering the hydrogen economy in the US,” Hook, Kirkland & Ellis If passed as currently drafted, “the bill w
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