California officially launches world-leading Hydrogen Hub
On July 17, 2024, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) and the United States Department of Energy (DOE) officially announced the signing of a landmark $12.6 billion agreement, including up to $1.2 billion from the DOE and $11.4 billion in public and private matching funds, to build and expand clean energy infrastructure across California. ARCHES is the first of seven Hydrogen Hubs throughout the country to officially sign their agreement with the DOE.
California Selected as a National Hydrogen Hub
On October 13th, 2023, California received notification that the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) will receive up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate the development and deployment of clean renewable hydrogen, critical to cutting pollution and expanding the clean energy economy statewide.
Governor Newsom Announces New Strategy to Develop a Hydrogen Economy of the Future
Published: Aug 08, 2023: SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop California’s Hydrogen Market Development Strategy, employing an all-of-government approach to building up California’s clean, renewable hydrogen market. It will closely resemble the Zero-Emission Vehicle Market Development Strategy to help California collectively move forward and deliver zero-emission benefits to all Californians.
California Launches Statewide Alliance to Establish Federally Co-Funded Hydrogen Hub
Long Beach, CA – Today, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), the University of California Office of the President (UCOP), Labor, Renewables 100, alongside state and local officials, formally announced the formation of the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a shared not-for-profit LLC public-private partnership designed to accelerate hydrogen’s contribution to decarbonizing the economy in California and beyond.