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Advancing the Clean Hydrogen Future Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2200| Senate 
| Updated: 6/23/2021
Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advancing the Clean Hydrogen Future Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, demonstration, and deployment program to improve the efficiency, increase the durability, and reduce the cost of producing hydrogen using electrolyzers. Electrolyzers are systems that produce hydrogen using electrolysis, a process that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The goal of the program is to reduce the cost of hydrogen produced using electrolyzers to less than $2 per kilogram of hydrogen by 2026. In carrying out the program, DOE must award grants for projects that DOE determines would provide the greatest progress toward achieving the goal. In addition, DOE must fund demonstration projects under the program to (1) demonstrate technologies that produce hydrogen using electrolysis; and (2) validate information on the cost, efficiency, durability, and feasibility of commercial deployment of those technologies.
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Jun 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • June 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Advancing the Clean Hydrogen Future Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2200| Senate 
| Updated: 6/23/2021
Advancing the Clean Hydrogen Future Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, demonstration, and deployment program to improve the efficiency, increase the durability, and reduce the cost of producing hydrogen using electrolyzers. Electrolyzers are systems that produce hydrogen using electrolysis, a process that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The goal of the program is to reduce the cost of hydrogen produced using electrolyzers to less than $2 per kilogram of hydrogen by 2026. In carrying out the program, DOE must award grants for projects that DOE determines would provide the greatest progress toward achieving the goal. In addition, DOE must fund demonstration projects under the program to (1) demonstrate technologies that produce hydrogen using electrolysis; and (2) validate information on the cost, efficiency, durability, and feasibility of commercial deployment of those technologies.
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Timeline
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • June 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy pricesEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandMotor fuelsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization