Dec 20, 2024
The Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Plan is a foundational resource for advancing research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) of clean hydrogen technologies.
The 2024 Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Plan provides a strategic overview of DOE’s coordinated efforts to advance clean hydrogen technologies. It emphasizes research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) across multiple DOE offices to support the goals outlined in the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. Key insights from the report include:
Regional Hydrogen Hubs: Focus on fostering clean hydrogen production and deployment across the U.S., leveraging regional strengths.
Hydrogen Shotâ„¢ Goals: Ambitious objectives to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen to $1 per kilogram within a decade, making it competitive with other energy sources.
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Efforts to align hydrogen initiatives across industries, applications, and governmental agencies to ensure efficient implementation.
Workforce Development: Investment in training programs to build a robust workforce capable of supporting the growing hydrogen economy.
Innovation and Efficiency: Strategies for maximizing technology efficiency, scaling up clean hydrogen infrastructure, and accelerating its adoption across sectors.
The plan reinforces hydrogen's role as a key solution for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors while driving economic growth and energy resiliency.
View the plan below: