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HYDROGEN HUBS & BATTERIES ral Resources Defense Council, the in? uential advocacy group, future. Like the H2theFuture and the HV, it also received of vote in publications examining and promoting the hub concept re- of con? dence from the US DOE. The port says: “The HCH2 minded policy-makers (and infrastructure architects) “…that Concept Paper, submitted to the DOE on November 7, names when targeted at the hard-to-electrify end-uses like steelmaking, around 30 private sector team members as owners, developers marine shipping and aviation, green hydrogen has the strongest and/or operators, off-takers, and end users of various hydrogen potential to support America’s transition to a clean economy.” In value chain projects and supporting infrastructure…” The list

Green Corridors, a key element is the availability of alternative of potential collaborators on the infrastructure side includes fuels on a particular trade route; with the U.S. Gulf’s key role Buckeye Partners (operators of a large tanker terminal in the in hydrogen production, well known ports in the region were port, as well as numerous other facilities, fed by a pipeline net- seeking to play a role. work), Magellan Midstream and Epic Midstream – both major

In New Orleans, the H2theFuture consortium (led by the pipeline operators. Commodity participants, if the port’s efforts

Greater New Orleans Development Foundation, or GNODF) is move ahead, include well known traders Tra? gura and Sempra. seeking to “…establish a world-leading clean hydrogen cluster They suggest that: “When it is to be exported from the hub by in South Louisiana.” The hub received a $50 million Federal rail or ship, hydrogen likely will be reacted into ammonia, which grant in September 2022 from the Build Back Better program. is a larger, more stable molecule that can either be used directly

Like the other hubs, the infrastructure includes a wide variety as an energy source or processed to yield free hydrogen.” of components. The group envisions the use of offshore wind In conversations with Maritime Reporter & Engineering to power electrolizers that produce “green” hydrogen which News, Sean Strawbridge, Port of Corpus Christi’s CEO sug- might be used in the further production of green fuels. Among gested that methanol (which can also be produced from hy- the industrial sectors that GNODF expects to see bene? ts are drogen) would also be a potential fuel to be moved from the “coastal and river vessels” as well as “long haul transportation”. Hub at Corpus Christi (the leading port for U.S. crude exports).

If H2theFuture moves ahead, it will be tied to efforts at the Port Strawbridge, who is the current Chair of American Association of South Louisiana, a network of ports on the Lower Missis- of Port Authorities (AAPA), provided a broader perspective on sippi, to provide a fueling station, with a hydrogen fueling barge (dubbed H2P3 ) for an emergent ? eet of hydrogen-powered river vessels, which could be built at yards in region.

According to H2theFuture: “The investment leverages the private-sector investment of the Marine Vessel (M/V) Hydrogen

One, currently in development by international private partners led by locally-based ? rm Maritime Partners.” The GNODF adds

New multi voltage battery charger. Up to 150 amp that: “By providing this new fueling asset for e-methanol-fueled (12volt) and to 75 amp(24volt) using only 2 models.

vessels, this component project contributes to the overarching 3 stage single bank charging. For all battery types cluster strategy by enabling the maritime sector to initiate a tran- including Lithium. UL and ABS approved.

sition towards green hydrogen fuels. The H2P3 project demon-

Super B lithium batteries for all marine applications strates the comprehensive, end-to-end value chain of the South including starter and house bank.

Louisiana green hydrogen cluster.”

The HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub (HV), a consortium of energy majors and important organizations seeking to “… accelerate the development of clean hydrogen projects in Texas, Southwest

Louisiana, and the U.S. Gulf Coast,” were one of the submitters that received encouragement from the DOE. The objective is to “…leverage the world’s largest concentration of existing hydro- gen production assets, infrastructure, and customers in the Gulf

Coast region to produce clean hydrogen…” In an FAQ docu- ment on HV’s website, they say: "The hub encompasses a vari- ety of projects, including end-use applications, connective infra- structure, pipelines, shipping, and trucked hydrogen delivery.”

The view from high up shows this hub to part of clean hy-

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