In Canada, Financial Post reported that the US administration is planning to cancel billions of dollars earmarked for hydrogen projects in California and the Pacific Northwest as part of its first tranche of funding cuts following the government shutdown.
The report noted that the move is part of nearly $8 billion in funding eliminations that White House Budget Director Russell Vought flagged was coming for green energy projects in Democratic-leaning states. The administration is also set to cancel spending for unspecified wind, solar and other energy projects, according to the official who wasn’t authorized to speak about the matter on the record.
The Biden administration previously announced as much as $2.2 billion would be awarded for the so-called hydrogen hubs — broad networks of hydrogen producers and consumers spanning multiple states — as part of its effort to spur development of the clean-burning source of power, the report added.
The hydrogen funds included $1.2 billion for the California hydrogen hub, which would produce hydrogen exclusively from renewable energy and biomass.
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