07/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/29/2024 14:30
07/29/2024
(HARTFORD)--The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) held a public meeting today to discuss the findings of the Draft 2024 Connecticut Clean Hydrogen Roadmap. Pursuant to Public Act No. 23-156, and consistent with Connecticut's greenhouse gas reduction goals as well as DEEP's Integrated Resource Planning and Comprehensive Energy Strategy that examine the state's future energy needs and ways to meet those needs, the Draft Roadmap seeks to achieve the following objectives:
"Clean Hydrogen has the potential to support Connecticut in achieving its climate goals along with other important state priorities including affordability, economic growth, environmental justice, and energy resiliency and reliability," said DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes. "The Draft Clean Hydrogen Roadmap provides an in-depth quantitative and qualitative foundation for policymakers to make informed decisions on policies and programs to effectively incentivize the development and deployment of Clean Hydrogen in Connecticut in ways that bring the most benefit to Connecticut residents."
The primary purpose of the Draft Roadmap is to identify the main drivers of and barriers to clean hydrogen production and adoption as an energy carrier in Connecticut, as well as to understand how clean hydrogen compares with incumbent technologies and other low-carbon alternatives. The Draft Roadmap also proposes a Clean Hydrogen definition for state-support purposes. Based on the above analysis, the roadmap distills a set of recommendations of policies, programs and pilots to support clean hydrogen development and deployment in the state.
Leaders from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, the University of Connecticut, the Connecticut Green Bank, hydrogen companies, environmental justice and workforce development advocacy organizations, as well as legislative leaders and Congressional Delegation members and representatives, including Congressman John Larson (CT-01), who co-chairs the House Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus, attended the meeting. The event was also an opportunity for Connecticut hydrogen stakeholders to re-convene and discuss broader hydrogen-related relevant topics.
A Notice of Public Meeting and Request of Written Comments was posted on July 24, 2024 on DEEP's Website and Energy Filings webpage, along with the Draft 2024 Clean Hydrogen Roadmap. DEEP invites all interested persons to submit written comments electronically on or before September 22, 2024.
Anyone interested in receiving updates on this effort should email [email protected]and ask to be put on the distribution list for DEEP's Hydrogen-related initiatives.
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