Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri jointly form the proposed Mid-Continent Hydrogen Hub (MCH2) with Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) functioning as the applicant and prime recipient. The end of the project goal for the proposed hub is to utilize combined natural resources and innovative optimization tools to establish a renewable clean hydrogen hub in support of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) strategy for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The hub-wide goal aligns with key objectives of the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0002779), including ‘Clean Hydrogen Production’, ‘Connective Infrastructure Storage’, and ‘Clean Hydrogen Consumers’. The MCH2 enables a clean hydrogen ecosystem that has supply and demand across the tri-state region.
The NCESR’s Interim Director, Jerry Hudgins, participated on the MCH2 Energy Subcommittee, which was one of four subcommittees that was developed to support the Governor’s LB 1099 Hydrogen Hub Committee’s effort to support a hydrogen hub DOE funding application for the State of Nebraska.