Recently, McKinsey published a study for the Center for Houston’s Future predicting that hydrogen could add an estimated $100 billion to Texas’ GDP, which is equivalent to 6% of Texas’ 2019 GDP. Texas is already the largest producer of hydrogen in the United States—producing more hydrogen than all other 49 states combined for use in the refinery and chemical industry. The potential for development of hydrogen is focused on these primary areas — energy storage, export fuels, industrial applications, heavy weight truck transportation and power generation.
Foley and Lardner’s Texas Government Solutions practice group has been working with an advocacy group of hydrogen related companies called the Texas Hydrogen Alliance (THA). THA members comprise a widely diverse group of companies in the hydrogen economy from production, manufacturers of electrolyzers, transportation,…