Honolulu Civil Beat - Proposed $1 Billion Hydrogen Fuel Hub Signals A New Start For Reenergized Hawaii Agency

January 23, 2023 – Honolulu Civil Beat

Proposed $1 Billion Hydrogen Fuel Hub Signals A New Start For Reenergized Hawaii Agency

By Stewart Yerton

When new economic development director Chris Sadayasu first heard Hawaii had made it to the second round of a competition to land federal Department of Energy grants totaling $7 billion to build hydrogen fuel production facilities across the U.S., Sadayasu said he was thrilled…

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… Although there’s no official list of contenders, the Houston-based market analytics firm RBN Energy mapped out the known contenders in a blog post, based on press releases and news reports. RBN identified 18 projects from New England to California, in addition to Hawaii.

According to the Hawaii State Energy Office, Hawaii’s collaboration includes Hawaiian Electric Co., Hawaii Gas, Oceanit, Par Hawaii and 174 Power Global.