Burgum: ND joins with MN, MT and WI to develop multistate hydrogen hub; EERC to lead development

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum introduced as we speak he has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the governors of Minnesota, Montana and Wisconsin to develop a regional clear hydrogen hub to assist meet the nation’s clear power, transportation and agricultural wants.

Underneath the MOU, the 4 states conform to develop a proposal for a Heartland Hydrogen Hub, with the objective of acquiring federal funding from the U.S. Division of Power’s $7 billion program introduced final week to create regional clear hydrogen (H2Hubs) throughout the nation. The funding is an element of a bigger hydrogen hub program included within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation accredited by Congress and signed into regulation by President Joe Biden.

Along with Burgum, the MOU was signed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.

“By bringing collectively our experience in agriculture and power manufacturing, we are able to create a world-class hydrogen hub and do much more as states to feed and gas the nation and the world,” Burgum mentioned. “We’re grateful to those states and their governors for his or her participation, collaboration and shared curiosity in American power manufacturing, U.S. power safety, job creation, financial improvement and environmental stewardship. North Dakota is happy to assist lead these efforts as a part of our all-of-the-above power technique and our give attention to innovation over regulation to satisfy our nation’s altering power wants.”

The Heartland Hydrogen Hub will incorporate clear hydrogen initiatives from numerous power sources throughout the collaborating states. North Dakota, via the Power & Environmental Analysis Heart (EERC) on the College of North Dakota in Grand Forks, will lead the hassle to develop the applying in collaboration with trade companions and state coordinators from all 4 states. The states even have agreed to establish alternatives to collaborate with tribal nations.

The EERC is house to the Nationwide Heart for Hydrogen Know-how and has an extended historical past of growing, testing and integrating applied sciences for the manufacturing and makes use of of hydrogen, together with expertise within the manufacturing of hydrogen from each fossil fuels and renewable fuels. The North Dakota Division of Commerce will work with the EERC on North Dakota’s portion of the proposal improvement.

The Division of Power mentioned it goals to pick six to 10 hydrogen hubs, with idea papers due by Nov. 7 and functions due by April 7, 2023. Extra funding alternatives could observe to speed up and broaden the community of unpolluted hydrogen initiatives, the division mentioned.