TOLEDO,
Ohio, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Great
Lakes Clean Hydrogen Hub coalition (GLCH) has submitted a full
application for federal funding from the $8
billion U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program to support
the creation of regional clean hydrogen hubs under the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen Hub Coalition
aims to help major industries across Midwest
decarbonize.
GLCH's full application details a $2
billion plan to create a clean hydrogen hub to serve
Ohio, Michigan, and portions of Pennsylvania and Indiana. The proposed hub will use carbon-free
nuclear power to produce clean hydrogen at a competitive cost. It
has a well-defined scope, is commercially feasible, and will
utilize proven production technologies to minimize the time
required to achieve full production of 100+ metric tonnes of
hydrogen per day.
By creating a supply of clean hydrogen, GLCH aims to help major
industries across the Midwest to decarbonize. It will also serve
the hydrogen needs of the growing mobility market (including
trucking, transit buses, rail, aviation, and marine) as it
transitions to a zero-emission future. The hub is expected to
benefit local communities through stakeholder engagement, job
creation, and workforce partnerships and investments, particularly
in disadvantaged communities.
GLCH is led by Linde (NYSE: LIN), as the prime applicant, and
includes Energy Harbor, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF), GE
Aerospace, the University of Toledo,
and the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council. GLCH includes
diverse companies with "shovel-ready" opportunities to replace
fossil fuels with clean hydrogen. It has been actively
working with the states of Ohio
and Michigan, technology
suppliers, hydrogen consumers, state and regional academic
institutions, national laboratories, and nonprofit
organizations.
GLCH's application includes many letters of support from local
unions, educational institutions, community organizations, economic
development organizations, as well as local, state, and federal
government officials, including Ohio Governor Mike
DeWine, Michigan Governor
Gretchen Whitmer, Senators
Sherrod Brown and Gary Peters, as well as a bipartisan support
letter led by Congresswoman Kaptur and Congressman Latta signed by
members of the Ohio and Michigan
Congressional delegations.
GLCH appreciates the opportunity to work with the DOE to advance
this important initiative.
About Linde
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering
company with 2022 sales of $33
billion. 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, decarbonize and protect our
planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals
& energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare,
manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and
technologies are used in countless applications including
production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to
the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity
& specialty gases for electronics. 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, Sustainability 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 U.S. Department of
Energy's (DOE) 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 40,000
commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines, and the business
is playing a vital role in shaping the future of flight.
The University of Toledo
An Ohio public research
university offering more than 250 undergraduate and graduate
programs and internationally recognized for leadership in renewable
energy and water research, its strong STEM programs, and its
ability to connect research to the broader community. Working with
other universities and national laboratories, the University is
leading the diversity, equity and environmental justice aspects of
the proposal. Its Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and
Commercialization (PVIC), which leads the DOE's solar energy CdTe
Accelerator Consortium, is charged with developing and advancing
solar to H2 projects in the GLCH hub.
The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council
The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) is a
Columbus, OH, based
trade association representing all segments of glass
manufacturing, including float, container, fiber,
and specialty glass. GMIC members are glass manufacturers and
industry suppliers, many of which are global companies with
headquarters and plants based in the Midwest. GMIC's history of
participation with Department of Energy goes back to the late
1990's, when the association organized an industry consortium to
develop a Glass Technology Roadmap. GMIC provides technical
education, industry intelligence, and is particularly interested in
workforce development partnerships, as manufacturers move
aggressively to decarbonize glass production.
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