Approach
Commercial liftoff for clean hydrogen is key
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The H2DI consortium has eight partners that will design demand-side support measures to facilitate purchases of hydrogen produced by H2Hub-affiliated projects.
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The H2Hubs program creates seven U.S. clean hydrogen centers, linking producers and consumers, and aiming to reduce 25 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.
220,000
The H2Hubs will create approximately 220,000 direct jobs nationwide, with a significant focus on construction and permanent positions.
Phase I through 2026
The U.S. hydrogen market is expected to evolve over many phases — the first through 2026 will replace carbon-intensive hydrogen, particularly in industrial use cases.
Our Approach
The H2DI consortium leverages its deep expertise in clean hydrogen, project finance, and commercial contracting to lead the design of measures to de-risk clean hydrogen projects and increase demand certainty.
The consortium is helping to craft demand-side support agreements for clean hydrogen projects affiliated with the H2Hubs to unlock final investment decisions and catalyze the formation of a mature clean hydrogen market.
Ultimately, the demand-side initiative will support the growth and sustainability of the H2Hubs program by providing improved offtake certainty to help hydrogen producers attract private sector investment and end-use buyers.
H2DI will also lay the foundation for broader private sector scale-up and use of the clean hydrogen market by providing price transparency and standardized contracts for the projects it supports.
About the Consortium
H2DI is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy and the H2Hubs to design demand-side support measures for purchasing clean hydrogen.
DOE Approach
The U.S. clean hydrogen market is poised for rapid growth, accelerated by historic commitments to America’s clean energy economy.