New Mexico, US utility Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) has received US$231 million from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to build hydrogen and solar facilities with long-duration energy storage (LDES).
The US government’s launch of the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, with a staggering $7 billion investment, marks a critical moment for the green hydrogen industry.
Australian utility Origin Energy is set to focus on energy storage and renewable energy generation, announcing last week it will exit the hydrogen market.
Energy security concerns are very real, but jumping into a ‘dash for gas’ would be a mistake, and LNG is not the answer, writes Eric Dresselhuys, CEO of ESS Inc.