THE FUTURE OF CLEAN HYDROGEN IS
WYOMING
"…All of our energy is valuable. New technology can make it better and more abundant. It is time for Wyoming to press her established leadership on energy, the environment, and private property to her advantage."
- Governor Mark Gordon
VISION
CLEAN HYDROGEN IN WYOMING
Clean hydrogen provides a significant opportunity to increase American energy independence and create sustainable economic development in rural America. Currently, hydrogen is a critical commodity for industry, as an essential gas utilized in refining and fertilizer production, and is in demand for new applications in energy, industry, and transportation. But its current production methods produce considerable environmental impact and have high cost volatility. Improved technology and the dramatically falling cost of renewable energy have made it possible to use different and more reliable methods for producing low-cost and clean hydrogen with the only inputs being electricity and water.
The clean hydrogen sector is growing rapidly, and Eastern Wyoming is well positioned to serve as a hub for clean hydrogen production and distribution. The Pronghorn Clean Hydrogen Center is a proposed project that would create a new, sustainable energy source that can supplement existing resources to increase our energy independence and decrease pollution at the same time.
ABUNDANCE
HYDROGEN
is the most abundant element on the planet but in nature is always combined with other elements, so it must be extracted before being utilized directly. It has three times the energy density of gasoline per unit of mass and is the fuel used for powering rockets to space.
LEADERSHIP
WYOMING is working to become a hub for clean hydrogen to expand the state's leadership in American energy production. The state has awarded more than $20 million to support a variety of hydrogen projects.
VERSATILITY
HYDROGEN
has direct uses in refining, power generation and heating. It can be blended with natural gas or used as a gas with nitrogen to make ammonia or fertilizer. With CO2, hydrogen makes synthetic fuels, (so-called “drop-in” fuels as a direct substitute to fossil fuels in passenger vehicles, trucks, aviation, and ships ).
Hydrogen Energy In Wyoming
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Ranked first out of eleven states in the Mountain West and Pacific Northwest for wind energy potential.
14X
Wyoming
produces 14 times more energy than it consumes and is the largest net energy supplier in the U.S.
4
Wyoming has formed a four state partnership
with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah to explore development of regional clean hydrogen hubs.
THE GLOBAL
hydrogen production market is set to reach $1.1 trillion by 2030 at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate. (Hydrogen Council)
THIRTY
countries have developed Hydrogen Roadmap Strategies and the US Department of Energy is expected to release theirs in summer 2022.
GLOBAL
hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing capacity is projected to reach 180GW this decade. (Wood MacKenzie)