???? 據世界天然氣6月7日消息：美國能源部表示，他們已經制定了一個目標，即在未來十年內將氫作為能源的成本降低80%。

????據聯邦政府估計，利用可再生資源生產氫的成本約為每公斤5美元。通過所謂的Hydrogen Shot計劃，政府表示正在尋找在十年內將其降低到每公斤1美元的方法。

????美國能源部長Jennifer Granholm表示，該計劃是全體人員齊心協力呼吁創新解決方案的一部分，以進一步朝著清潔能源的未來邁進。作為一項名為Energy Earthshot的更廣泛倡議的一部分，這位部長表示，氫能開發是一個良好的開端。

????“清潔氫能改變游戲規則，這將有助于高污染重工業和工業部門脫碳，同時提供高薪清潔能源工作，并在2050年實現凈零經濟。”

????上周，一群加州議員呼吁立法領導人在州預算中增加3億美元的資金，并從該州的清潔交通項目中分配更多收入，以促進氫燃料汽車的基礎設施建設。

????今年4月，森普拉能源子公司圣地亞哥燃氣電力公司表示，該公司正在履行承諾，通過開發兩個氫氣試點項目，到2045年實現全公司溫室氣體凈零排放。

????美國能源部今年已經向八所大學撥款600多萬美元，用于研究氫作為清潔燃料。

????該部6月7日發布了一項信息請求，要求提供可以降低成本、減少排放和創造就業機會的“可行性”氫項目示范的信息。提交截止日期為7月7日。

????馮娟 摘譯自 世界天然氣

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????US AIMS TO LOWER HYDROGEN ENERGY COSTS

????The US Energy Department said June 7 it had set a goal of procuring ways to cut the cost of hydrogen as an energy source by 80% over the next decade.

????Hydrogen produced from renewable resources costs around $5/kg, according to federal estimates. Through the so-called Hydrogen Shot programme, the government said it was looking for ways to cut that to $1/kg in one decade.

????Jennifer Granholm, the US energy secretary, said the program is part of an “all-hands-on-deck” call for innovative solutions to move further along the pathway toward a clean energy future. As part of a broader initiative, dubbed Energy Earthshots, the secretary said hydrogen development was a good initial step.

????“Clean hydrogen is a game changer,” she said. “It will help decarbonise high-polluting heavy-duty and industrial sectors, while delivering good-paying clean energy jobs and realising a net-zero economy by 2050.”

????Last week, a group of California lawmakers called on legislative leaders to increase funding by $300mn in the state budget and allocate more revenue from a clean transportation programme in the state to boost hydrogen vehicle fuelling infrastructure.

????In April, San Diego Gas & Electric, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, said it was making good on its promise to reach corporate-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 with the development of two hydrogen pilot projects.

????The US Energy Department this year has already awarded more than $6mn to eight universities to research hydrogen as a clean-burning fuel.

????The department June 7 issued a request for information for demonstrations of “viable” hydrogen projects that can lower costs, cut emissions and create jobs. Submissions are due July 7.