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Financing the Renewable Hydrogen Revolution
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THE ENERGIZER – VOLUME 107
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THE ENERGIZER – VOLUME 105
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The Energizer – Volume 102
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CARBON QUARTERLY – VOLUME 5
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UK Government Publishes Long Awaited Hydrogen Strategy
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Hydrogen Rising — Taking a Regional Approach to Hydrogen: A Conversation with DC-based Connected DMV
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Hydrogen Rising — U.S. Tax Incentives: New Opportunities for Hydrogen Investments
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Oregon Passes Law to Explore Opportunities for Renewable Hydrogen Development

Hydrogen Storage, Distribution, and Transportation: Developments in Hydrogen Carriers

By: Clare Frederick and Jason Engel

According to the joint EPO-IEA report summarizing patent trends in the hydrogen economy  (summarized here), technologies related to storage, distribution, and transportation of hydrogen are among the most critical challenges for large-scale deployment. Standardized infrastructure for hydrogen trade is essential to allow the market to function and flow.

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Financing the Renewable Hydrogen Revolution

A Supplement to The H2 Handbook, United States

Risk in the hydrogen industry spans multiple areas, from feedstock and power supply to offtake and transportation. Understanding the regulatory, tax, and practical considerations of hydrogen projects, particularly green hydrogen, is essential for formulating an investment strategy for renewable hydrogen.

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THE ENERGIZER – VOLUME 107

By: Matthew P. ClarkBuck B. EndemannNathan C. HoweNatalie J. ReidMaeve C. TibbettsDavid Wang

There is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, and other technological innovations in the renewable energy and clean transport industries and how these developments can contribute to solving longstanding environmental justice issues. As these innovations develop, energy markets will undergo substantial changes to which consumers and industry participants alike will need to adapt and leverage. Every other week, K&L Gates’ The Energizer will highlight emerging issues or stories relating to the use of DERs, energy storage, emerging technologies, hydrogen, and other innovations driving the energy industry forward.

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Bloom Energy to Produce Hydrogen at Prairie Island Nuclear Plant
  • Department of Energy Announces US $60 Million Funding Opportunity for Hydrogen Technologies and Grid Decarbonization Research
  • New York Governor Announces Distributed Energy Milestone

THE ENERGIZER – VOLUME 105

By: Buck B. EndemannMolly K. BarkerMatthew P. ClarkNathan C. HoweNatalie J. ReidMaeve C. TibbettsDavid Wang

There is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, and other technological innovations in the renewable energy and clean transport industries and how these developments can contribute to solving longstanding environmental justice issues. As these innovations develop, energy markets will undergo substantial changes to which consumers and industry participants alike will need to adapt and leverage. Every other week, K&L Gates’ The Energizer will highlight emerging issues or stories relating to the use of DERs, energy storage, emerging technologies, hydrogen, and other innovations driving the energy industry forward.

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Department of Energy Announces Funding for Solar Manufacturing and Recycling Innovation Projects
  • Oneida Nation Reservation Receives Federal Grant for Renewable Energy
  • GKN Hydrogen and SoCalGas Collaborate with U.S. Department of Energy on Green Hydrogen Storage

The Energizer – Volume 102

By: Buck B. EndemannMolly K. BarkerMatthew P. ClarkNathan C. HoweNatalie J. ReidMaeve C. TibbettsDavid Wang

There is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, and other technological innovations in the renewable energy and clean transport industries and how these developments can contribute to solving longstanding environmental justice issues. As these innovations develop, energy markets will undergo substantial changes to which consumers and industry participants alike will need to adapt and leverage. Every other week, K&L Gates’ The Energizer will highlight emerging issues or stories relating to the use of DERs, energy storage, emerging technologies, hydrogen, and other innovations driving the energy industry forward.

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Department of Energy Announces the Creation of the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange.
  • New Legislation Expands New York Power Authority’s Ability to Purchase, Construct, and Operate Renewable Energy Projects.
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory Develops Affordable Pathway for Hydrogen Generation.

CARBON QUARTERLY – VOLUME 5

By: Ankur K. TohanLaurie B. PurpuroTad J. MacfarlanAlyssa A. MoirCliff L. RothensteinDavid L. WochnerElizabeth C. CrouseNatalie J. ReidMatthew P. ClarkChristina A. EllesSamuel R. Boden

Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning, and energy efficiency at nearly every level of government and business. Changes in carbon—and more broadly greenhouse gas—policies have the potential to broadly impact our lives and livelihoods. Carbon Quarterly offers a rundown of attention-worthy developments.

IN THIS ISSUE:

Carbon Policy

  • Hydrogen Gets a Lift in Federal Infrastructure Act

Carbon Litigation and Regulation

  • Illinois Equitable Climate Bill 
  • California Offshore Wind Ramping Up 

Carbon Business

  • CO2 Shortage in United Kingdom
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Releases Sixth Assessment Report, Unequivocally Finding That Human Activity Has Warmed the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land  
  • Chevron Expanding Green Hydrogen Portfolio 

Carbon Spotlight

  • Clean Fuels for Flying—Honeywell’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels Initiative
  • U.S. Steel’s Best for AllSM Strategy Toward a Sustainable Future

UK Government Publishes Long Awaited Hydrogen Strategy

Hydrogen Alert

The UK government, through the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS), published its long-awaited hydrogen strategy on 17 August 2021. The strategy, presented by DBEIS Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, builds on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution” (Ten Point Plan) released in 2020, and it details plans for the United Kingdom to develop a thriving low-carbon hydrogen sector.

Hydrogen Rising — Taking a Regional Approach to Hydrogen: A Conversation with DC-based Connected DMV

In this episode of Hydrogen Rising, co-hosts David Wochner and Sandi Safro talk with Connected DMV’s Rick Moore and Matt Erskine about how this self-described “do” tank is working to advance a major hydrogen initiative for the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area, including the establishment of the National Capital Area Hydrogen Center and a Hydrogen “Greenprint.” This discussion is particularly timely in light of emerging developments on Capitol Hill related to hydrogen, including U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s recent introduction of legislation creating a DOE-funded opportunity for four regional hydrogen hubs across the United States.

Hydrogen Rising — U.S. Tax Incentives: New Opportunities for Hydrogen Investments

In part one of a two-part series, K&L Gates’ Seattle partner and leader of the firm’s Renewable Energy Tax practice, Elizabeth Crouse, speaks with Hydrogen Rising co-host David Wochner about federal tax incentives for hydrogen, including pros and cons related to the 45Q tax credit and a discussion of U.S. Senator Tom Carper’s new legislation specifically promoting investments in hydrogen.

Oregon Passes Law to Explore Opportunities for Renewable Hydrogen Development

By: Gabrielle E. Thompson and William H. Holmes

On 19 May 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 333 into law, which directs the Oregon Department of Energy to study the potential for development of renewable hydrogen production and use in Oregon. The results of the study are due to the Legislature by 15 September 2022.

Under the new law, the study will evaluate the benefits, as well as any barriers, to the production and use of renewable hydrogen in Oregon. The study will utilize existing data, studies, or other publicly available materials to analyze how “renewable hydrogen may support existing renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction policies and goals in Oregon.”1

Specifically, the study will identify the total hydrogen volume currently used each year in Oregon by various industries and the potential applications of renewable hydrogen in Oregon by 2030 by sectors such as transportation, industry, electricity generation, and energy storage. The study will also include an assessment of the potential for using renewable hydrogen in conjunction with other renewable electricity generation to increase resiliency or to provide flexible loads.

Additionally, the study will look at the forecasted costs of renewable hydrogen and how those costs may affect its adoption in Oregon. Finally, the study will consider and identify any technological, policy, commercial, or economic barriers to the adoption of renewable hydrogen in Oregon.

The study represents an important first step in determining the opportunities for developing renewable hydrogen production and development in Oregon, which has adopted a Renewable Portfolio Standard that requires 50 percent of the electricity Oregonians use come from renewable sources by 2040. Renewable hydrogen is another potential source that could be used to meet those renewable energy requirements.

The bill, which was sponsored in the Senate by Senator Lee Beyer (D – Springfield), received a unanimous vote in favor by the House Energy and Environment Committee and received bipartisan support from Representative Helm (D – Washington County) and Representative Brock-Smith (R – Port Orford), who carried the bill to the House floor where it passed unanimously.

The bill was drafted by Renewable Hydrogen Alliance (RHA), a trade association based in Portland, Oregon, with more than 70 members in the United States and worldwide dedicated to the mission of using renewable electricity to create clean fuels.


1Senate Bill (SB) 333 Enrolled (2021).

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