West Virginia Senator provides update on Hydrogen Hub project
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – Senator Shelley Moore – Capito provided an update on the long awaited ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub.
She says the project, planned for the northern panhandle, is still in the works but the market is not well established yet.
The ARCH2 Hub was one of seven announced in October of 2024 under the Biden Administration.
It will use natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations as the feedstock to produce “blue” hydrogen, with the carbon dioxide byproduct used elsewhere or stored underground.
Sen. Shelley Moore – Capito (R, West Virginia), said:
The market for hydrogen has not developed as quickly as we would want.
”We can’t build a hub unless we have somebody to sell the hydrogen to. And so that’s the part I think, that really needs the big push.”
Sen. Shelley Moore – Capito (R, West Virginia), said:
As we move forward and our energy demands go up to even more than they already have, I expect that the development of our hydrogen hub will not just continue but will then branch out into the employment and opportunities that we know and the promise that we know a full operating hydrogen hub can offer.
Capito highlights extending funding for the project so tax advantages can be used.
She says that as energy demands continue to rise, it is expected the demand for hydrogen will increase as well.
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