The Heartland Hydrogen Hub (HH2H) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $925 million in funding to develop a clean hydrogen ecosystem in the Upper Midwest. The hub is a collaboration between Xcel Energy, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, TC Energy, and the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Resource Center. The hub aims to reduce carbon emissions by more than 1 million metric tons per year and create approximately 3,900 total direct jobs.
- The HH2H is one of seven selected to receive funding from the DOE’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) program.
- The hub will produce and use low-carbon hydrogen at commercial scale in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana.
- The project is expected to reduce carbon emissions by the equivalent of taking 220,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road.
- Xcel Energy expects to receive a large portion of the federal award, subject to negotiations.
- The company plans to invest up to $2 billion over a decade for clean hydrogen producing equipment and infrastructure.