The Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC) – an educational nonprofit dedicated to advancing the role of green hydrogen to facilitate a carbon-free energy future – announces the launch of a new initiative, HyBuild™ Carolinas. This effort will drive momentum to achieve mass-scale, low-cost, delivered green hydrogen in North and South Carolina, driving multi-sectoral decarbonization and local economic development.
This initiative engages participants from the entire green hydrogen ecosystem in an inclusive platform through conventions and analytical studies. HyBuild Carolinas will co-develop a regional vision and roadmap for accelerating the role of green hydrogen in the North and South Carolina environment and economy.
GHC defines green hydrogen as “hydrogen that is produced from non-fossil fuel feedstock and has climate integrity (emitting zero or de minimis greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle basis).”
Hydrogen is a globally traded product that – when produced from renewable and carbon-free sources – can decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, including heavy-duty transportation, stable dispatchable power, industrial processes, shipping, and aviation.
The opportunity for abundant, low-cost, renewable and zero-carbon energy sources in the Carolinas makes alternative pathways to produce green hydrogen possible. The launch of HyBuild Carolinas is timely, given the urgent need to find alternatives to fossil fuels to reduce energy costs, increase energy security, and ensure sustainability.
Jill BlicksteinVice President of Sustainability, American Airlines, said:
As the largest airline in the Carolinas, we are proud to support HyBuild Carolinas, which will play a key role in accelerating the development of green hydrogen in one of our most important markets.
“Decarbonizing air travel requires a collaborative approach across all sectors of the economy, and the Green Hydrogen Coalition is helping to lead the way in North Carolina and South Carolina. Green hydrogen is an essential element of -scale of sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogen propulsion, two cornerstones of the American strategy to reach the destination of net-zero by 2050.
Greg MurphyExecutive Vice President of Business Services and General Counsel, Nucor Corporation, said:
Nucor is proud to be an Advisor to HyBuild Carolinas.
“The green economy is built on steel, and Nucor’s clean, recycled steel builds our nation’s clean energy infrastructure while also helping the world meet its climate goals. Nucor is actively engaged in and supports the exploration of various advanced decarbonization technologies. We believe that green hydrogen, if possible, will play an important role in our sustainable future.
HyBuild Carolinas is supported by key industry stakeholders from across the green hydrogen value chain, including scalable consumers, renewable developers, utilities, equipment providers, and owners. owns and operates the infrastructure.
The initiative will receive input from a variety of Advisors and Supporting Partners, including environmental organizations, academic and research institutions, and workforce leaders.
Brad MarkelExecutive Director, AFL-CIO, said:
Green hydrogen is a key technology for deep decarbonization and preservation and creation of high-quality, family-sustaining jobs.
“Hydrogen will reduce emissions while leveraging our existing infrastructure and the skills of our existing workforce. This is an opportunity for workers from underserved communities to train for a career in sectors from construction to manufacturing to power generation.”
In the near term, HyBuild Carolinas will conduct analyzes to understand green hydrogen demand and enable infrastructure scenarios to build a vision for achieving mass-scale, low-cost green hydrogen in Carolinas and advance a clean and sustainable energy transition. The current scope of work is supported by donations from Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Siemens Energy, and Williams.
Swati DajiSenior Vice President of Enterprise Strategy and Planning, Duke Energy, said:
Duke Energy is uniquely located in the Carolinas with a strong base of carbon-free nuclear energy and rapidly growing renewables that contribute to hydrogen production.
“We need carbon-free shipping resources – such as hydrogen – to meet our ambitious emissions reduction goals and we are grateful to the Green Hydrogen Coalition for their leadership as we work to engage our peers, customers, other potential offtakers and all other stakeholders to continue. build support for a hydrogen hub in the region. Collaborations like this will be critical to moving the hydrogen economy forward.
Brian HlavinkaVice President of New Energy Ventures, Williams, said:
Williams believes we can use natural gas transportation infrastructure to fuel the development of hydrogen hubs and a clean hydrogen economy.
“Our existing energy network serves some of the largest markets in the country and is well positioned to meet the future hydrogen needs of domestic end users in a safe, efficient and economical manner.”
Rich VoorbergPresident, Siemens Energy North America
When it comes to building a decarbonized future, we know we can’t do it alone.
“Collaboration between willing partners around the world is key to delivering clean hydrogen solutions that are not only reliable, but make economic sense within our energy infrastructure.”
“We need to constantly expand the sources of renewable energy and increase the connectivity of the sector, which means combining renewables with Power-to-X solutions using green hydrogen. Siemens is proud Energy to support HyBuild Carolinas to help lead the development of the hydrogen economy in the Carolinas and across the US”
Future work will focus on maximizing the community value proposition for green hydrogen in the region by quantifying the community benefits from a green hydrogen economy, such as reduced pollution, economic development, and job creation.
Janice LinFounder and President, Green Hydrogen Coalition, said:
GHC is pleased to be involved more deeply in the Carolinas, which has all the necessary ingredients to drive a successful green hydrogen economy.
“The Carolinas demonstrate a promising use case for green hydrogen, forward-thinking leaders committed to making rapid progress, and access to enabling infrastructure across the value chain. With the growing energy crisis in Europe, North and South Carolina are well positioned to provide green hydrogen that will drive the global clean energy transition.
GHC’s HyBuild Carolinas initiative will lay the groundwork for faster progress, and the publicly available findings will help inform any federal hydrogen hub funding applications in the region. As a mission-driven effort for the public good, HyBuild Carolinas seeks to ensure that the resulting regional vision for hydrogen is inclusive, has climate integrity, and creates exciting opportunities for those local community.
To learn more about HyBuild Carolinas and to join the platform, visit www.ghcoalition.org/hybuild-carolinas
About the Green Hydrogen Coalition
The Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, is dedicated to facilitating practices and policies to promote the production and use of green hydrogen in all sectors where this will facilitate a carbon-free energy future.
HyBuild™ North America is GHC’s platform for architecting low-cost, mass-scale green hydrogen hubs across the continent.
The platform’s first regional focus, HyBuild Los Angeles, launched in 2020 and identified a path to achieve $2/kg delivered green hydrogen costs in the Los Angeles Basin to serve multi- sectoral offtakers, reduce air pollution, and create diverse skilled local jobs.
HyBuild Carolinas will utilize best practices from HyBuild Los Angeles, while respecting the unique energy and stakeholder landscape of the Carolinas.
Green Hydrogen Coalition Announces HyBuild™ Carolinas, an Initiative to Accelerate an Inclusive Clean Energy Transition in North and South Carolina, SACRAMENTO, Calif., November 1, 2022
