Texas becomes focus of US green hydrogen sector

New fuel: A hydrogen fuel facility at the Port of Long Beach in California. Hydrogen produced in Texas is forecast to be the cheapest in the United States. — AFP

New York: Despite federal policy uncertainty stunting growth prospects, US clean hydrogen industry leaders at the BloombergNEF summit see one bright spot: Texas. 

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are impacting the industry as are the murky fate of federal tax credits and the US$7bil hydrogen hub programme. Those incentives are seen as critical to green hydrogen producers.