Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma are joining up with hopes of becoming one of four “hydrogen hubs” supported by last year's $8B federal infrastructure bill, the governors announced March 10. The states have a long history of producing and transporting liquid and gas fuels and feedstocks, and industries that could use hydrogen as fuel or in manufacturing, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a joint news release with Okla. Gov. Kevin Stitt and Ark. Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The trio will work together to develop, produce, and use hydrogen as fuel and manufacturing feedstock. The latest is the third hydrogen hub proposal made to date. The Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming announced in February. SoCalGas proposed one for the Los Angeles Basin. Proposals are due March 21 at the U.S. Department of Energy. (Source: NOLA.com 03/10/22) Louisiana partners with 2 other states in hopes of becoming a 'hydrogen hub' | Business News | nola.com
Curbing greenhouse
Later in the week, Gov. Edwards said he wanted to seek federal infrastructure funds to add electric vehicles to parish transit systems, build electric vehicle charging stations in various parishes, and to plug abandoned oil and gas wells across the state - all meant to curb Louisiana’s greenhouse gas emissions and align with a multi-year climate action plan the state's Climate Initiatives Task Force approved early this year. Edwards said funds from the $1.2T Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act should be able to jumpstart Louisiana’s switch from an O&G dominant economy to one that doesn’t rely on carbon-generating fuels. States must apply for the funds but the Biden Administration says it will give preference to projects aimed at mitigating climate change’s effects. (Source: NOLA.com 03/12/12) Editorial: It doesn't hurt that Gov. Edwards is also a Democrat.)
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