TOLEDO,
Ohio, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen coalition (GLCH) today announced it has
received encouragement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to
proceed with the development and submittal of their full hydrogen
hub application. The coalition, which is led by Linde (NYSE:
LIN; FWB: LIN), Energy Harbor, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF),
GE Aerospace and the University of
Toledo, along with the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council
(GMIC), was among 79 organizations submitting concept papers to the
DOE for development consideration. The proposal, by GLCH, was
selected as one of 33 projects encouraged to proceed to the full
application process.
GLCH has proposed to develop low-carbon hydrogen via
electrolysis based in Oak Harbor,
Ohio at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The
facility proposes to distribute the hydrogen across the Great Lakes
region by pipeline and road transportation.
The GLCH project is built on the foundation of ongoing,
preliminary work supported by the DOE and the Idaho National
Laboratory. The proposed approach will supplement hydrogen
from nuclear power, as needed, with clean hydrogen produced through
solar energy projects under development in the region. The
coalition is actively working with the states of Ohio and Michigan, technology suppliers, hydrogen
consumers, state and regional academic institutions, national
laboratories, and non-profit organizations to develop a clean
energy hydrogen hub to serve Ohio,
Michigan and portions of
Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Total project investment is expected to exceed $2 billion, with 50 percent requested from
federal infrastructure funding managed by the DOE's regional clean
hydrogen hub initiative.
Initially, this proposal addresses decarbonization in the steel,
aviation, and glass industries while supporting the transition to
hydrogen transit in buses and other vehicles. Through the
full scope of the application, GLCH intends to grow to serve
additional companies operating in the Great Lakes region,
interested in decarbonizing their products, manufacturing
facilities, power generation plants, and mobility networks with
low-carbon hydrogen. GLCH intends that investments in the
project benefit the communities involved and advance environmental
justice, diversity, equity and inclusion as well as create
opportunity for high value jobs.
About Great Lakes Clean
Hydrogen
Building upon three-years of work with the DOE national
laboratories and university partners, GLCH is an industry-led
coalition focused on transitioning Midwest manufacturing, mobility,
power generation and technology operators away from greenhouse gas
emitting feedstocks and fuels to hydrogen, a low carbon alternative
solution. Working with economic development professionals in
the region, GLCH anticipates also attracting investors and new
businesses who value access to low carbon hydrogen resulting in
jobs at prevailing wages, support for disadvantaged communities and
a healthier environment.
GLCH believes it differentiates itself from other hub
initiatives through the use of existing carbon free infrastructure
from Energy Harbor's safe, reliable nuclear power generation,
technology that produces low carbon hydrogen at a very competitive
price, diverse distribution channels and hydrogen-ready facilities,
such as Cleveland-Cliffs' Direct Reduction plant located in
Toledo, Ohio.
About Linde
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering
company with 2021 sales of $31
billion (€26billion). We live our mission of making our
world more productive every day by providing high-quality
solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers
more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals
& energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare,
manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases are used
in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to
high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing,
hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers
state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer
expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and
services, please visit www.linde.com
About Energy Harbor
Energy Harbor is a highly reliable provider of carbon free
baseload electricity committed to Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) principles critical to meeting the nation's
emissions goals and accelerating the country's clean energy
transition. Our success is driven by our unwavering employee
commitment to safe, reliable operations, financial stability and
best in class service to meet the energy and sustainability needs
of our customers.
For more information on Energy Harbor visit
www.energyharbor.com
About Cleveland-Cliffs
Inc.
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel producer in
North America. Founded in 1847 as
a mine operator, Cliffs also is the largest manufacturer of iron
ore pellets in North America. The
Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct
reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and
downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing.
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest supplier of steel to the automotive
industry in North America and
serves a diverse range of other markets due to its comprehensive
offering of flat-rolled steel products. Cleveland-Cliffs has
established a climate commitment to reduce its GHG emissions 25% by
2030 from 2017 levels and is a partner of the DOE's Better Climate
Challenge, which encourages companies to set bold portfolio-wide
GHG reduction targets. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland-Cliffs employs
approximately 27,000 people across its operations in the United States and Canada.
About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet engines,
components, and systems for commercial and military aircraft with a
global service network to support these offerings. GE Aerospace and
its joint ventures have an installed base of more than 39,000
commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines, and the business
is playing a vital role in shaping the future of flight.
About University of Toledo
A public research university offering more than 250
undergraduate and graduate programs and internationally recognized
in renewable energy and water research, and its ability to connect
research to the broader community. The University is leading
the diversity, equity and environmental justice aspects of GLCH's
application. Its Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation
and Commercialization (PVIC) is charged with developing and
advancing solar to H2 projects in the GLCH hub. PVIC has received
more than $50 million in external
funding over the past decade and leads the DOE's solar energy CdTe
Accelerator Consortium.
About Glass Manufacturing Industry
Council
GMIC is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association representing
the interests of the glass manufacturing industry. GMIC bridges all
segments of glass manufacturing, including float glass, container,
fiber, and specialty glass. GMIC does for individual companies what
they would find difficult to do on their own; provide technical
education, coordinate technical initiatives, provide industry
intelligence, develop workforce, advocate with lawmakers, promote
the usage and image of glass products and provide opportunities to
meet and exchange ideas. Incorporated in 1998, the council is
governed by a board of trustees with offices in Westerville
Ohio.
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