The California Energy Commission Clean Hydrogen Program provides financial incentives to eligible in-state projects for the demonstration or scale-up of the production, processing, delivery, storage, or end use of clean hydrogen.
Donor Name: California Energy Commission
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $5,000,000
Details:
The Clean Hydrogen Program was established by Assembly Bill 209 (The Energy and Climate Change budget bill, Chapter 251, Section 12, Chapter 7.6, Article 4, enacted in September 2022) to demonstrate or scale-up hydrogen projects that produce, process, deliver, store, or use hydrogen derived from water using eligible renewable energy resources, or produced from these eligible renewable energy resources.
Projects receiving financial incentives must:
- Reduce sector-wide emissions
- Benefit geographically diverse areas of the state
- Maximize air quality, equity, health, and workforce benefits.
Funding Information
Up to $20 million available for cost-share grants awarded under this solicitation for the Clean Hydrogen Program.
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling
- Topic 1: Low-Cost, High-Throughput Electrolyzer Manufacturing
- Minimum CEC Cost Share Award Topic 1: $2,000,000
- Maximum CEC Cost Share Award Topic 1: $5,000,000
- Topic 2: Electrolyzer Component and Supply Chain Development
- Minimum CEC Cost Share Award Topic 1: $625,000
- Maximum CEC Cost Share Award Topic 1: $2,500,000
- Topic 3: Advanced Electrolyzer Technology and Component Development
- Minimum CEC Cost Share Award Topic 1: $250,000
- Maximum CEC Cost Share Award Topic 1: $1,250,000
- Topic 1: Low-Cost, High-Throughput Electrolyzer Manufacturing
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation is open to all public and private entities.
Project Requirements
Applicants must submit projects that meet the following requirements:
- Projects must produce, process, deliver, store, or use hydrogen derived from water using eligible renewable energy resources, or produced from these eligible renewable energy resources
- Projects must be located in California, for the demonstration or scale-up of the production, processing, delivery, storage, or end use of hydrogen consistent. Projects involving demonstrations in real-world environments must have the demonstration sites located in California
- The financial incentives received under the proposed award must not supplant or result in duplicative offset credits, renewable energy credits, or other forms of compliance credits
- Projects must help reduce sector-wide emissions.
For more information, visit California Energy Commission.
