February 8, 2025

JACKSON, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hy Stor Energy LP (Hy Stor Energy), a company pioneering the transformation of green hydrogen production and energy storage in Mississippi, announced today that it has partnered with the Green Hydrogen Organization ( GH2) to be the first member of North America’s commitment to promoting the GH2 Green Hydrogen Standard across the continent and around the world. By creating this standard, which is the first of its kind worldwide, Hy Stor Energy can produce hydrogen with 100% or close to 100% renewable energy with close to zero greenhouse gas emissions for the anticipated Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub and all future projects.

“The GH2 Standard provides certainty and transparency to investors and other stakeholders that green hydrogen is what it really is: hydrogen produced by renewable electricity that complies with the highest standards of emissions, ESG and the sustainable development goals,” said Malcolm Turnbull, chairman of GH2. “We are pleased that Hy Stor Energy has pledged to promote our standard across North America and is committed to ensuring that its projects meet the standard.”

The goal of establishing a standard for green hydrogen production is to help rapidly decarbonize hard to abate sectors such as steel, cement, maritime shipping, and aviation to achieve immediate net zero and decarbonization goals. Green hydrogen projects that meet the GH2 Standard will be licensed to use the “GH2 Green Hydrogen” label and will be eligible to obtain and sell GH2 origin certificates for green hydrogen and derivatives such as green ammonia. Since most projects are still in the early stages of design, such as Hy Stor Energy’s Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub, the project will be independently reviewed according to the standard to identify any issues or concerns that could be an obstacle to accreditation.

“The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a paradigm shifting victory for energy innovation in this country. As the energy revolution continues to advance, GSREIA commends Hy Stor Energy and the Green Hydrogen Organization for developing a gold star standard for green hydrogen. We at GSREIA welcome and support the definition and we encourage its adoption in our Gulf Region and beyond,” said Stephen Wright, executive director of the Gulf States Renewable Energy Industry Association.

In addition to this announcement, Hy Stor Energy is also supporting Youth for Green Hydrogen, an inclusive youth movement working towards accelerating climate solutions and measuring green hydrogen, to build the first North America Chapter of the group. Together with Youth for Green Hydrogen and other organizations such as universities and national laboratories, Hy Stor Energy develops a positive, action-based path towards educational and advocacy outcomes.

“We welcome our partnership with Hy Stor Energy to strengthen youth participation and collaboration to create youth-led Green Hydrogen innovation and climate solutions in North America and across world,” said the co-founder of Youth For Green Hydrogen, Sailesh Singal.

As the hydrogen industry grows in the US due to the growth of the Department of Energy’s H2Hub program and the hydrogen tax credit, many US companies are promoting the use of blue hydrogen over green and renewable hydrogen. To be fully committed to reducing harmful emissions, it is important that the hydrogen industry uses the gold standard of production and does not contribute more carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere. This long-term investment in green hydrogen infrastructure has the added benefit of being available for decades – helping to reduce the risk of stranded energy assets in the future. Hy Stor Energy is focused on the urgent need to commercialize, deploy, and scale green hydrogen because it is critical to achieving decarbonization goals and mitigating climate change.

“Now that the Senate has passed the IRA, the largest climate investment legislation in US history, there is no time to waste in enabling green hydrogen production and storage to better ensure clean, clean air, clean water, and public health in our communities now. and for generations to come,” said Laura L. Luce, CEO of Hy Stor Energy. “Not only will this legislation accelerate clean energy production at speed and scale, but there also monumental and meaningful provisions and tax credits to promote the renewable hydrogen industry and encourage its adoption across the country. At Hy Stor Energy, we are ready to scale green hydrogen in North America and be a leader in setting the gold standard for zero-carbon, zero-methane hydrogen. And by making the world’s youth a leading voice in this conversation, we will ensure a healthy framework for the green hydrogen economy including education, inspiration, support, and mentoring as well more advocacy for diversity in STEM.

Earlier this year, the Hy Stor Energy team attended the first GH2 Global Assembly in Barcelona where the company signed the GH2 Green Hydrogen Standard and the Youth for Green Hydrogen Declaration. During this conference, Hy Stor chief operation officer, Claire Behar participated in a fireside chat with Mr. Turnbull where the two discussed the future of the green hydrogen industry.

For more information about Hy Stor Energy, please visit www.hystorenergy.com.

About Hy Stor Energy

Hy Stor Energy accelerates the transition to a fossil-free energy environment by developing and advancing renewable hydrogen at scale through the development, commercialization, and operation of renewable hydrogen hub projects. The company defines green hydrogen as only produced from renewables – as defined by the Green Hydrogen Organization. Large, fully integrated projects produce, store, and deliver 100% carbon-free energy, providing customers with the safe and reliable renewable energy on demand. Developed as part of an integrated hub, these projects will combine on-site renewable hydrogen production with integrated long-term storage and distribution – using scale to reduce costs. Hy Stor Energy, led by energy storage industry and hydrogen technology veteran Laura L. Luce, has a new team with deep expertise and is positioned as a leader in the renewable hydrogen revolution. For more information, please visit www.hystorenergy.com.

About the Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2)

The mission of the Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2) is to facilitate the production and use of green hydrogen in various sectors around the world. It will drive the rapid decarbonization of industries such as steel, cement, fertilizer, shipping, and aviation that have so far made limited progress in reducing their emissions. We bring together government, industry, and civil society to enable the rapid adoption of green hydrogen around the world.

About Youth for Green Hydrogen

Youth for Green Hydrogen is a network of passionate young women and men working in the Green Hydrogen sector. Our vision is to increase the participation and increase the leadership of young people working in Green Hydrogen by keeping Intergenerational partnerships at the center of our approach.

Youth For Green Hydrogen is an inclusive youth movement working towards creating solutions to end the climate crisis and we strongly believe that only through green technology can the world reduce its dependence on existing consumption of fossil fuels. The use of green technology while reaching gradually but the emergency of the climate crisis calls every young person to act to make our societies based on renewable sources of energy, especially Green Hydrogen.

The group was instrumental in developing the world’s first Youth Declaration on Green Hydrogen, which was adopted by world leaders at the GH2 Assembly in Barcelona and mobilized young people from across 64 countries to accelerate climate solutions through in Green Hydrogen technology.

GH2 Youth Declaration: https://www.y4gh2.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Y4GH2-Declaration.pdf

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