Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an Industry Anchor Partner of the Infrastructure Funded Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub

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ByJim Frazer
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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation continues to advance the lower-carbon economy transition as an industry anchor partner with the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2). The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Oct. 13 that the MACH2 was one of seven regional hydrogen hubs selected to receive an allocated share of the $7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to accelerate the market for hydrogen in the United States. 

Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub

MACH2, which is a collaborative effort comprised of industrial, governmental and educational institutions representing Delaware, southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, was selected to receive up to $750 million in funding from the DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. The hub's focus will encompass the hydrogen value stream from production to end use through four main areas: training, infrastructure, reducing emissions and job creation.

Chesapeake Utilities' role within MACH2 will touch all four areas of investment and growth. As a hydrogen innovator, Chesapeake Utilities has proposed to potentially produce hydrogen and deliver it to the transportation sector, further advancing the company's commitment to continuing to help our customers to reduce emissions by providing lower-carbon alternative fuel options, such as compressed natural gas/renewable natural gas, propane Autogas, and now hydrogen. With its Safety Town facility in Dover, the company also will play a key role in safety and workforce training.

The abundance of existing infrastructure and ready access to feedstock resources in the Mid-Atlantic region will reduce overall hydrogen delivery costs, giving MACH2 a clear advantage and an opportunity to further attract investments in new demand segments and hub regions. Furthermore, given the high concentration of hard-to-decarbonize industries within the region, MACH2 envisions growth potential for hydrogen both in supply and demand.

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