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Houston is shaping up as a dominant player in the push to bring hydrogen into the nation's clean energy mix. "We believe Houston is the epicenter of what could be a very exciting hydrogen hub that could expand to the entire Gulf Coast region," Brett Perl-man, CEO of the nonprofit Center for Houston's Future, said as part of a panel exploring the role of regional hydrogen hubs during a Reuters webinar in July. "We're already an energy capital and have a lot of the assets already." Developing hydrogen as an economically viable clean energy source is among the initiatives spearheaded by the Department of Energy (DOE) to achieve the Biden administration's ambitious net zero emissions goals. The national infrastructure legislation enacted last November earmarks some $21.5 billion for renewable energy demonstration projects, said Kelly Cummins, acting director of the DOE's newly established Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). "Hubs are seen as foundations that could eventually lead to a national hydrogen network," said moderator Frank Wolak, president and CEO of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA). |