The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) is advancing in West Virginia with a significant boost from the federal government. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced to 7 News that the Department of Energy has released $30 million to officially kickstart the facility. This funding is the initial installment of a larger $925 million allocation, which is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
βWe need to be the breadbasket of power generation for the rest of the country, and weβre set up for it. Itβs justβwe need to modernize. We need to get more pipelines. We need to make sure our hydrogenβthat weβre able to produce the hydrogen thatβs needed.β
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV
Capito emphasized the importance of this initial funding, highlighting it as a crucial development for the state’s future. The West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition, which supports this initiative, includes prominent figures such as Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, Governor Jim Justice, and former U.S. Representative David McKinley. This coalition is working to ensure the successful establishment and growth of the hydrogen hub in the Mountain State.
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