In 2021, we witnessed a number of important developments in the future role of hydrogen as part of the United States’ energy transition pathway. President Biden has empowered the secretary of energy, through new legislation and funding commitments, to “speed up the development of critical technologies to tackle the climate crisis.”[1] Key to this effort is the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)) signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021. This client alert considers the key provisions of the BIL related to hydrogen and looks at how the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program is to be implemented between now and 2026.
What does the BIL say on Hydrogen?
The BIL includes a range of provisions related to clean energy solutions, including hydrogen and carbon capture,…