ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses hydrogen development in the United States. Specifically, it considers the current policy and activities of the federal government related to setting national targets and providing funding to promote technology innovation and infrastructure scaling. It also explores the deployment of hydrogen technologies at the state level, where policies, industries, and state-specific goals are influencing the scale and speed of hydrogen adoption. It uses the example of California to show that using hydrogen for transportation and other applications requires the federal government to subsidize the higher cost of hydrogen relative to more carbon-intensive fuel alternatives. To fully leverage the decarbonizing potential of hydrogen in this market, a robust inter-regional hydrogen network for transportation is needed. Federal and state-level hydrogen incentives and large investments are further necessary to build a suitable refueling infrastructure. This chapter discusses the status of commercial activities and projects across the country and compares the evolving hydrogen landscape in the United States with recent developments in Saudi Arabia. Finally, it examines California in detail because this state is the most advanced in developing decarbonization targets and associated policies, which has resulted in the commercial development and application of hydrogen in the transportation sector.
