Trump plans cancelling western hydrogen hubs amid government shutdown

Bloomberg stories that Trump plans to cancel western hydrogen hubs amid shutdown battle.

suggests his administration is contemplating scrapping or defunding these federally backed tasks

Trump seemingly arguing they’re wasteful spending tied to the Biden-era clear vitality push

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Western hydrogen hubs refers to a part of a U.S. authorities program to construct regional clear hydrogen manufacturing and distribution networks.

Hydrogen hubs:
In 2021, Congress put aside $7 billion beneath the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation to fund a minimum of 6–10 regional “hydrogen hubs” throughout the U.S. The thought is to convey collectively producers, customers, and infrastructure in a single area to scale up the usage of low-carbon hydrogen in business, energy era, and transport.
Western hubs:
Two of the introduced hubs are within the western United States:
- ARCHES Hub (California) – Led by California’s clean-energy businesses, specializing in renewable hydrogen for transport and business.
- Western Interstate Hub (Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah) – Backed by a number of states and vitality firms, extra tilted towards “blue hydrogen” (hydrogen created from pure fuel with carbon seize).
Why essential:
They’re seen as a method to decarbonise heavy business and trucking, and to seed a home hydrogen economic system. However they’ve additionally drawn criticism for prime prices, reliance on subsidies, and in some circumstances, still-fossil-fuel-based manufacturing strategies.