ESG Today reports that US authorities expect the green hydrogen hubs to produce a total of three million tons of clean hydrogen every year, reducing the emissions coming from the hard-to-abate industries by 25 million tons annually.

The US currently produces 10 million tons of the world's entire hydrogen supply, estimated at around 94 million. However, the US currently uses gas to produce hydrogen, meaning it's not the green variation and emissions coming from the current production amount to some 100 million tons of CO2 per year.

Under the new project, the US expects to be able to generate 10 million tons of green hydrogen by the next decade, while by 2050, the amount could be increased to 50 million tons.

According to information on Hydrogen Valleys, Romania currently has two hydrogen projects, one focused on storage and transport and the other, on the production. Located around the Danube River, Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube aims to generate over 80.000 tons of green hydrogen per year from solar, wind and hydro power installations.

The project is fueled by an investment of 5 billion euros and the produced hydrogen will be used by heavy industries, such as chemical production, oil refining and steelmaking. The development of the project started in 2020 and has yet to be finalized.

Hydro3D is another green hydrogen project developed in Bucharest, which focuses on storage and transport, rather than production. Currently under construction, the green hydrogen stored here will be destined to be used in the energy and the transport industries.

In Europe, there are currently around 475 hydrogen production facilities, although not all are making the green variaton of the gas.

Through the European Hydrogen Observatory, European officials aim to support and oversee the development of future hydrogen production sites on the continent, as well as the development of the necessary infrastructure that will carry the low-emissions gas.

Mirela Atanasiu, Executive Director a.i. of Clean Hydrogen Europe said that “this observatory is extremely important for us. We need to be able to provide accurate data not only on the technology side, but also on the deployment side."