{"id":9491,"date":"2022-02-22T12:41:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.research.wsu.edu\/research-wds\/?page_id=9491"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:41:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:41:06","slug":"charge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/operations\/charge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Consortium for Hydrogen and Renewably Generated E-Fuels (CHARGE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-callout\" >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Making Washington State a Global Hub for&nbsp;Commercializing&nbsp;Alternative Fuels<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2022\/02\/charge.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2022\/02\/charge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9523\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was enacted on November 15, 2021. Under this law, $8 billion is being allocated to support the development of at least four clean hydrogen hubs across the United States. These hubs are intended to increase the production, processing, delivery, storage, and end-use of hydrogen. An additional $1.5 billion will go toward related programs for electrolysis, as well as manufacturing and recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2022\/02\/JC-dREAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9530\" width=\"187\" height=\"158\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2022\/02\/hyper.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9529\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2022\/02\/ESIC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9528\" width=\"240\" height=\"181\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.research.wsu.edu\/research-wds\/charge\/ascent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2022\/02\/ascent.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9527\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/jcdream.org\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tExplore\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hydrogen.wsu.edu\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tExplore\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/esic.wsu.edu\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tExplore\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/ascent.aero\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tExplore\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout wsu-spacing-before--xlarge\" >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wsu-heading--style-callout wp-block-heading\">CHARGE Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H2: Event This Friday: Building a Winning Northwest Hydrogen Hub<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on Friday, February 25th, at 11:00 am PST to hear about our plans to pursue and win a hydrogen hub for the Pacific Northwest<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wsu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0rf-6rpzwpEtXNuaM2mbdri6lqlV37RQdT\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t Registration to Event\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__33846\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Learn more about this event<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__33846\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>This month has established significant momentum around advancing hydrogen utilization with the release of multiple Requests for Information (RFIs), workshops, and funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) out of the US Department of Energy (USDOE). With all of this activity, we want to invite the CHARGE community and hydrogen stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest region to meet so that we can share our plans to launch and win a Northwest Hydrogen Hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partners from WSU and the Washington State Department of Commerce will be on the line to give us a State perspective. Staff from the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) will also be in attendance to discuss the USDOE RFIs and future FOA.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-color-background--gray-85 wsu-spacing-top--xlarge wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wsu-heading--style-callout wp-block-heading\">Founding Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--quarters\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">LOGO<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">LOGO<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">LOGO<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">LOGO<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Join the Partnership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We have created a survey to help us align potential collaborators around hydrogen and e-fuels projects. Follow the link below to take the survey and be in the loop for Hydrogen Hub and CHARGE communications.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-text-align--center\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wsu.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_efhW4zIDSBKayvc\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tMEMBERSHIP SURVEY\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__90090\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">CHARGE-A new consortium for research and pilot demonstration projects<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__90090\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>WSU has the intellectual capital and state-wide reach necessary to&nbsp;advance&nbsp;cutting-edge research&nbsp;towards the high technology readiness levels (TRL) needed for&nbsp;adoption.&nbsp; Bringing together the private sector in collaboration with PNNL, utilities, Public Utility Districts,&nbsp;and others across the state, we aim to develop and deploy new technologies in the&nbsp;emerging&nbsp;hydrogen and e\u2013fuels&nbsp;economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The consortium&nbsp;starts with&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;faculty&nbsp;participants in key technology areas including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Chemical Engineering: earth abundant catalysts,&nbsp;reaction engineering, and&nbsp;process innovations&nbsp;<\/li><li>Materials Science Engineering: earth abundant materials&nbsp;and electrochemical conversion&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Mechanical Engineering:&nbsp;hardware design, hydrogen and e-fuel management&nbsp;<\/li><li>Civil Engineering: site planning, construction management&nbsp;<\/li><li>Power Systems Engineering: grid&nbsp;reliability,&nbsp;optimization,&nbsp;and transportation platform integration&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty will commit their own intellectual and physical assets to a consortium database that can be leveraged across members.&nbsp; We encourage membership from other universities and&nbsp;Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL).&nbsp; We will seek private sector partnerships from the outset to match company resources with academic and national lab assets focused on achieving objectives in pilot scale demonstration projects.&nbsp;&nbsp;WSU&nbsp;will simplify and standardize intellectual property agreements&nbsp;within the consortium&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;and accelerate&nbsp;commercialization objectives.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The consortium seeks&nbsp;commercialization&nbsp;partners in the following sectors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Transportation: marine, aviation, shipping, trucking, and personal transport OEMs with a focus on long term deep decarbonization&nbsp;<\/li><li>Harvesting: agriculture, fishing, logging, and mining with the goal of long-term sustainability&nbsp;and circular carbon economies&nbsp;<\/li><li>Cloud Computing: companies interested&nbsp;in&nbsp;alternate fuels for decarbonizing the cloud&nbsp;<\/li><li>Utilities: focus on deploying&nbsp;and managing&nbsp;low cost or excess clean energy assets towards&nbsp;hydrogen or&nbsp;fuel production&nbsp;which is sold or used for long term energy storage and reintroduced to the grid&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Process Engineering: firms dedicated to innovative&nbsp;chemical engineering and&nbsp;process scaleup&nbsp;<\/li><li>Chemical and Materials Manufacturing: companies that will commercialize new processes for&nbsp;hydrogen or&nbsp;fuel\/chemical&nbsp;production and materials needed to enable efficient processing&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After identifying potential partners for pilot&nbsp;programs,&nbsp;we will organize&nbsp;a&nbsp;series of&nbsp;launch meeting to collect feedback, develop&nbsp;project ideas, and form collaborations&nbsp;to address&nbsp;future&nbsp;funding opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__4677\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">The Challenge<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__4677\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>From transportation to energy infrastructure to cloud computing, our&nbsp;global economy&nbsp;relies heavily on carbon-emitting&nbsp;fossil fuels&nbsp;and&nbsp;critical&nbsp;materials.&nbsp;Critical materials&nbsp;are imported from only a few places, are rare within the earth\u2019s crust or mined using practices that harm humans and the environment, but these materials underpin the technology that is needed to support our energy economy.&nbsp;These issues&nbsp;with critical material&nbsp;sourcing&nbsp;weaken our supply chains and increase economic dependency.&nbsp;&nbsp;We must avoid critical materials for&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;clean energy&nbsp;built on&nbsp;earth abundant alternatives.&nbsp; Furthermore, the current focus for decarbonizing our energy sector is heavily reliant on electrification and battery-based energy storage.&nbsp;While&nbsp;electrification&nbsp;is an&nbsp;important next step towards&nbsp;reducing CO2, the limitations of this technology will prevent us from reaching our deep decarbonization goals.&nbsp;The&nbsp;next step must include&nbsp;a&nbsp;hybrid solution that&nbsp;merges&nbsp;electric energy infrastructure with&nbsp;hydrogen and&nbsp;other alternative&nbsp;renewable&nbsp;electricity\u2013derived&nbsp;fuels&nbsp;(e-fuels).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As in most of the world, Washington&nbsp;State\u2019s economy is powered by three sources of energy:&nbsp;electricity,&nbsp;liquid fuels for transportation, and&nbsp;natural&nbsp;gas fuels for heat and power.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over 40% of Washington State\u2019s CO2&nbsp;emissions are derived from transportation related emissions alone.&nbsp;We need to decarbonize these energy sources with&nbsp;technology and supply chains built on recycling and earth abundant materials.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__26180\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">The Solution<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__26180\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>In&nbsp;the proposed&nbsp;future ecosystem&nbsp;illustrated&nbsp;below,&nbsp;<strong>electricity<\/strong><strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>liquid fuel<\/strong><strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>gas fuel&nbsp;<\/strong>all play&nbsp;major&nbsp;parts.&nbsp;&nbsp;Abundant renewable electricity is the&nbsp;foundation,&nbsp;and it feeds the power grid where electricity can also be stored in batteries or other energy storage systems to supply power when renewables are unavailable.&nbsp;&nbsp;In most cases,&nbsp;renewable&nbsp;electricity can power transportation, buildings, agriculture, and industry as shown by the&nbsp;<strong>blue<\/strong>&nbsp;lines, but in certain&nbsp;instances,&nbsp;fuel is needed and will produce CO2&nbsp;emissions.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;in this new model,&nbsp;CO2&nbsp;doesn\u2019t remain in the atmosphere. It&nbsp;is&nbsp;either captured or&nbsp;consumed&nbsp;by plants which provide bio-sources of carbon&nbsp;to e-fuel&nbsp;manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jcdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/JCDREAM-Circular-Diagram-JAN-2021-e1614806511171-1024x711.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1180\" title=\"JCDREAM Circular Diagram JAN 2021\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain parts of our transportation&nbsp;network&nbsp;(e.g.,&nbsp;aviation, freight,&nbsp;or&nbsp;long-haul&nbsp;trucks) depend on&nbsp;liquid fuels&nbsp;(currently fossil fuels),&nbsp;and&nbsp;existing natural&nbsp;gas&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;infrastructure&nbsp;provides seasonal stability and backup&nbsp;power&nbsp;but&nbsp;both sectors&nbsp;emit unacceptable levels of CO2.&nbsp; Instead of abandoning these parts of our economy, they can be decarbonized. Hydrogen produced from renewables can be used directly as fuel, mixed with natural gas,&nbsp;or&nbsp;reacted&nbsp;with&nbsp;recycled&nbsp;carbon-containing&nbsp;feedstocks&nbsp;like CO2&nbsp;or bio-derived hydrocarbons&nbsp;in electro-fuel plants&nbsp;shown&nbsp;in&nbsp;orange&nbsp;and&nbsp;green&nbsp;boxes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Powered by&nbsp;renewable electricity,&nbsp;these electro-fuel plants&nbsp;need&nbsp;clean hydrogen and&nbsp;recycled&nbsp;carbon (CO2&nbsp;or&nbsp;bio-carbon&nbsp;sources&nbsp;like ethanol&nbsp;or&nbsp;methanol)&nbsp;to produce&nbsp;low carbon&nbsp;electro-fuels&nbsp;which function just like jet fuel, diesel, or natural gas in existing infrastructure.&nbsp;High value&nbsp;low-carbon&nbsp;electro-fuels may even be exported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__68209\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">We Start In Washington State<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__68209\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Washington State is the ideal place to launch the pilot programs that will propel us into this new economy.&nbsp;Because the&nbsp;state\u2019s&nbsp;energy grid is&nbsp;already&nbsp;powered by clean, abundant, and low-cost electricity from hydro-electric and renewable sources with very little reliance on fossil fuels,&nbsp;our state&nbsp;is&nbsp;one of the best places in the world to produce green hydrogen.&nbsp;Launching&nbsp;this proposed&nbsp;new&nbsp;solution&nbsp;will require a broad combination&nbsp;of&nbsp;expertise involving, chemical catalysis, systems integration,&nbsp;cryogenic&nbsp;hydrogen, hydrogen safety,&nbsp;grid management and sustainable materials development.&nbsp;Washington State University (WSU), having world leading expertise in all of these areas, is uniquely positioned&nbsp;to lead the CHARGE consortium.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the combination of regional&nbsp;infrastructure, expertise, and engaged industries, the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Northwest is&nbsp;an ideal launchpad for this burgeoning new economy.&nbsp;Our local aerospace, truck, and ship manufacturers&nbsp;along with our regional power industry&nbsp;are all ideal partners for pilot programs&nbsp;in&nbsp;the development of new electro-fuels&nbsp;for existing technology&nbsp;or deployment of&nbsp;green&nbsp;hydrogen\u2013powered transportation options. As the cloud computing capital of the world, local tech companies will ensure that the&nbsp;thriving&nbsp;data economy is built on clean energy and earth abundant supply chains&nbsp;free from the challenges of critical materials. Washington&nbsp;State&nbsp;utilities are progressive innovators that are already active in this space. Between local ports and e-commerce, our state is poised to decarbonize global shipping and logistics operations. Our research institutions are second to none in their ability to deliver innovative earth abundant solutions, and the entrepreneurial spirit of local investors and startups is vibrant and ready to bring&nbsp;these new&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;to manufacturing scale.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__45063\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Our Immediate Focus<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__45063\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>The&nbsp;priorities&nbsp;as we move forward&nbsp;include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Produc<\/strong><strong>ing<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>low-cost<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>clean&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>hydrogen<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>is&nbsp;the starting point<strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Hydrogen can directly power transportation, act as an energy storage medium for power balancing on the grid, and also serve as a feedstock for sustainable fertilizer and low carbon e-fuels.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Scaling e-fuel technology&nbsp;<\/strong>by combining&nbsp;CO2&nbsp;or bio-feedstocks&nbsp;with hydrogen (from splitting water with clean electricity)&nbsp;to power parts of&nbsp;the economy&nbsp;that are not easily&nbsp;run on&nbsp;batteries&nbsp;including:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Aviation fuel&nbsp;where&nbsp;medium and long-haul flights are very unlikely to be battery powered&nbsp;<\/li><li>Diesel&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;substitutes for trucking&nbsp;when&nbsp;long-haul truck routes make EV solutions impractical&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Non-fossil derived fertilizers&nbsp;to eliminate&nbsp;natural-gas-based&nbsp;hydrogen&nbsp;in ammonia&nbsp;production&nbsp;<\/li><li>Fuel for ships&nbsp;such as&nbsp;liquid hydrogen, liquid natural gas, or hydrocarbon&nbsp;electro-fuels&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Reduc<\/strong><strong>ing&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>the cost of e-fuel<\/strong>&nbsp;technology to add seasonal stability to renewables with existing infrastructure e.g., clean hydrogen and zero-carbon methane in current natural gas pipelines&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Scaling renewable generation capacity&nbsp;<\/strong>in an economical&nbsp;and operationally reliable&nbsp;way&nbsp;to meet increased customer demands from electric vehicles and from&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;hydrogen and e-fuel&nbsp;systems&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Utili<\/strong><strong>zing<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>r<\/strong><strong>enewable generation capacity<\/strong>&nbsp;to power electro-fuel-based transportation and non-electric sectors and enable Washington to become an exporter of zero-carbon electro-fuels&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Offering&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Hands-on Hydrogen safety training and certification&nbsp;<\/strong>during course offerings at WSU&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Developing earth<\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong><strong>abundant technology<\/strong>&nbsp;to ensure sustainable supply chains for all of the above&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was enacted on November 15, 2021. 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