Sec. 4. Clean hydrogen demonstration projects
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In carrying out the program under section 3, the Secretary shall establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary, through a competitive merit review process, shall select eligible entities to carry out not more than six demonstration projects that involve clean hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies. Of the demonstration programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a), two shall be designed as clean hydrogen hybrid use demonstration projects that— demonstrate configurations of different commercial and preproduction hydrogen with wind, solar, nuclear, fossil, or other energy technologies for combined use, including evaluation and modeling of performance under load demands relevant to urban and rural communities; and serve as an incubator for novel energy technologies and the combined use of such technologies.
In selecting eligible entities for the demonstration programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable— encourage regional diversity among eligible entities, including participation by such entities located in rural States; encourage technological diversity among eligible entities; ensure that selected demonstration programs are coordinated with and expand on existing technology demonstration programs of the Department; prioritize demonstration programs that leverage and are complementary to existing energy infrastructure, such as existing power plants and power installations, fleet vehicle centers, microgrids, or industrial facilities; and prioritize demonstration programs that leverage matching funds from non-Federal sources.
From amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 9, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section.