David Roberts, chief innovation officer at the Indiana Economic Development Corp., is spending a lot of time right now focused on hydrogen.
That’s because the IEDC, along with numerous public and private partners, is hoping to land big federal funding to establish northwestern Indiana as one of a handful of hydrogen hubs planned around the country.
David Roberts
“I’ve been on four hydrogen calls yesterday, I’ve got a few hydrogen calls today,” Roberts told IBJ on Oct. 21. “It’s getting really dynamic here.”
The Indiana coalition—which also includes Indianapolis-based Energy Systems Network, Columbus-based Cummins Inc., Purdue University, London-based BP plc and others—is vying for a portion of the up to $7 billion the U.S. Department of Energy is making available in its Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs, or H2Hubs, program.
The funding comes…
State-led coalition vying for federal funds to create a hydrogen hub – Indianapolis Business Journal
