美国能源部 (DOE) 清洁能源示范办公室 (OCED) 已要求阿巴拉契亚地区清洁氢中心 (ARCH2) 提交区域清洁氢中心资助机会公告 (FOA) 的申请。 

ARCH2 的使命是通过在阿巴拉契亚北部建立一个可持续的氢中心来加速美国的脱碳转型，该中心可以融入国家清洁氢网络。 

OCED 由美国能源部于 2021 年 12 月成立，根据两党基础设施​​法成立，旨在加速清洁能源技术的发展。

“通过与经验丰富的行业合作伙伴合作，我们将利用阿巴拉契亚地区现有的基础设施和丰富的能源资源，实现清洁、经济规模的氢气生产，”GTI Energy 创始人、总裁兼首席执行官 Paula Gant 博士说。 ARCH2 在一份新闻稿中表示。 

“OE 的鼓励向前推进表明 ARCH2 中心有潜力在该国历史上服务不足的地区产生重大经济和环境影响，”她继续说道。

阿巴拉契亚获得低成本天然气原料、最终用户需求、劳动力和技术能力以及碳封存潜力，使该地区成为发展氢中心的理想选择。 

EQT 公司总裁兼首席执行官托比·Z·赖斯 (Toby Z. Rice) 表示：“这是展示天然气如何在世界向低碳能源解决方案转型中发挥主导作用的绝佳机会。”更便宜、更可靠和更清洁的能源。我们相信，利用阿巴拉契亚极低排放的天然气来制造清洁氢气可以成为美国向脱碳转型的战略基础。”

ARCH2 目前拥有 120 多个合作伙伴。该中心由西弗吉尼亚州、EQT Corp.、Battelle Memorial Institute、GTI Energy 和 Allegheny Science & Technology 组建，现已发展到包括私营部门行业领导者、大学、非营利组织和国家机构等其他实体。 

FOA 符合《基础设施投资和就业法》。 

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has asked the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) to submit an application for a regional clean hydrogen hub funding opportunity announcement (FOA). 

The ARCH2’s mission is to accelerate America’s decarbonization transition by building a sustainable hydrogen hub in northern Appalachia that can integrate into a national clean hydrogen network. 

The OCED, established in December 2021 by the DOE, was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to accelerate clean energy technology.

“Through a collaboration with experienced industry partners, we will leverage the existing infrastructure and abundant energy resources of the Appalachian region to enable clean, economy-scale hydrogen production,” Dr. Paula Gant, president and CEO of GTI Energy, a founder of ARCH2, said in a press release. 

“DOE’s encouragement to move forward signals the potential for the ARCH2 hub to make major economic and environmental impacts in a historically underserved part of the country,” she continued.

Appalachia’s access to low-cost natural gas feedstock, end-user demand, workforce and technology capability and carbon sequestration potential make the area ideal for the development of a hydrogen hub. 

“There is a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate how natural gas can play a leading role in the world’s transition to lower carbon energy solutions,” said Toby Z. Rice, president and CEO of EQT Corp. “The world is demanding cheaper, more reliable and cleaner energy. We believe the use of Appalachia’s extremely low emissions natural gas to create clean hydrogen can act as a strategic foundation for America’s transition toward decarbonization.”

ARCH2 currently consists of over 120 partners. Formed by the State of West Virginia, EQT Corp., Battelle Memorial Institute, GTI Energy and Allegheny Science & Technology, the hub has grown to include other entities such as private sector industry leaders, universities, non-profits and state agencies. 

The FOA is in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.