– Frontier Energy, GTI Energy, and the Center for Electromechanics at The University of Texas at Austin hosted a hydrogen research and demonstration facility grand opening on April 23.
– The project is part of the “Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond” project, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office.
– More than 20 industry stakeholders and sponsors are involved in the effort to showcase technology for expanding hydrogen’s role in decarbonization.
Frontier Energy, GTI Energy, and the Center for Electromechanics at The University of Texas at Austin recently opened a hydrogen research and demonstration facility as part of the H2@Scale project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The facility aims to showcase technology to expand hydrogen’s role in decarbonization and raise awareness of hydrogen as a clean energy source. It will generate zero-carbon hydrogen using various methods and power a fuel cell for clean power and supply fuel for vehicles and drones.
The H2@Scale project, launched in 2020, focuses on developing renewable hydrogen paths as a clean and cost-effective fuel. The facility serves as an academic research center and a model for large-scale hydrogen deployments, including production, distribution, storage, and end-use. Texas, with its existing hydrogen infrastructure and renewable energy resources, has been identified as a prime candidate for clean hydrogen production.
Through public-private partnerships and collaborations enabled by the H2@Scale initiative, the DOE aims to accelerate research and demonstrations for effective energy system transitions. The project also aims to create growth opportunities for communities by harnessing renewable energy resources to produce zero-carbon hydrogen for various uses while reducing emissions and creating jobs.