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Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) today announced that a Michigan-backed clean hydrogen hub project, the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) has been awarded up to $1 billion by an awakened US Department of Energy to develop regional supply chains for the production, distribution, and use of hydrogen in trucks and heavy-duty vehicles. The project is projected to create ~13,600 direct jobs, 12,100 in construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs. Michigan was recognized as the top state in the Midwest for clean energy jobs in the Clean Jobs America report from Environmental Entrepreneurs released in September 2023.
“Manufacturing is a fundamental part of the Midwest region’s identity and economic prosperity. Today’s announcement will allow us to stay true to this heritage while advancing innovation to remain globally competitive in the ongoing transition to clean energy,” said Governor Whitmer. “With this landmark achievement, made possible by the Biden Administration and support of our Congressional Delegation, we are not only securing a more sustainable future for our region and state, but we are also unlocking new opportunities for job creation and economic growth.”
In 2022, 79 applicants sent letters of interest to the Energy Department for the hub grants, and by January, the DOE had selected 33 teams to move forward. Michigan was one of only seven projects to win this transformational funding.
The Michigan Infrastructure Office is working with MachH2 to build a hydrogen Truck Stop of the Future in the Detroit area. This advanced mobility project will serve Gordie Howe International Bridge traffic and it is hoped establish Michigan as the ideal location for building and testing hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles. The Hydrogen Truck Stop of the Future could represent emissions reductions of ~8250 tons of CO2 per year, the equivalent of growing 115,000 tree seedlings for 10 years.
MachH2 will also oversee the construction of a hydrogen production facility at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti and the expansion of a hydrogen production and refueling center on-site at the Flint Mass Transportation Authority. The Flint Mass Transportation Authority is also working to increase its existing fleet of hydrogen-powered buses leading to further reductions in transportation-related emissions. The current fleet of buses has reduced Flint MTA’s consumption of diesel fuel by 99%, from 3 million gallons down to 30,000, clearing the air and saving taxpayers money.
Hydrogen is an ideal fuel for trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles because it provides long driving range and short refueling times. Replacing diesel in the trucking sector could result in an abatement ~1300+ kilotons per year of CO2 by 2035, the equivalent of removing 280,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles from the road for one year. Investments in the development of a robust clean hydrogen market, supply chain and workforce have the potential it is claimed to create up to 8400 jobs in Michigan by 2035.
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Michigan Wins Clean Hydrogen Hub Funding
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) today announced that a Michigan-backed clean hydrogen hub project, the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) has been awarded up to $1 billion by an awakened US Department of Energy to develop regional supply chains for the production, distribution, and use of hydrogen in trucks and heavy-duty vehicles. The project is projected to create ~13,600 direct jobs, 12,100 in construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs. Michigan was recognized as the top state in the Midwest for clean energy jobs in the Clean Jobs America report from Environmental Entrepreneurs released in September 2023.
“Manufacturing is a fundamental part of the Midwest region’s identity and economic prosperity. Today’s announcement will allow us to stay true to this heritage while advancing innovation to remain globally competitive in the ongoing transition to clean energy,” said Governor Whitmer. “With this landmark achievement, made possible by the Biden Administration and support of our Congressional Delegation, we are not only securing a more sustainable future for our region and state, but we are also unlocking new opportunities for job creation and economic growth.”
In 2022, 79 applicants sent letters of interest to the Energy Department for the hub grants, and by January, the DOE had selected 33 teams to move forward. Michigan was one of only seven projects to win this transformational funding.
The Michigan Infrastructure Office is working with MachH2 to build a hydrogen Truck Stop of the Future in the Detroit area. This advanced mobility project will serve Gordie Howe International Bridge traffic and it is hoped establish Michigan as the ideal location for building and testing hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles. The Hydrogen Truck Stop of the Future could represent emissions reductions of ~8250 tons of CO2 per year, the equivalent of growing 115,000 tree seedlings for 10 years.
MachH2 will also oversee the construction of a hydrogen production facility at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti and the expansion of a hydrogen production and refueling center on-site at the Flint Mass Transportation Authority. The Flint Mass Transportation Authority is also working to increase its existing fleet of hydrogen-powered buses leading to further reductions in transportation-related emissions. The current fleet of buses has reduced Flint MTA’s consumption of diesel fuel by 99%, from 3 million gallons down to 30,000, clearing the air and saving taxpayers money.
Hydrogen is an ideal fuel for trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles because it provides long driving range and short refueling times. Replacing diesel in the trucking sector could result in an abatement ~1300+ kilotons per year of CO2 by 2035, the equivalent of removing 280,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles from the road for one year. Investments in the development of a robust clean hydrogen market, supply chain and workforce have the potential it is claimed to create up to 8400 jobs in Michigan by 2035.
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