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US targets massive cost reduction in hydrogen for deployment in transport and industry this decade
The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office aims for H2 to cost less than $7/kg at pump for heavy vehicles in less than four years
Polly Martin Updated 33 minutes ago

The US government’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) has outlined a long list of interim targets in its latest Multi-Year Program Plan, with an eye towards massively driving down the cost of clean H2 for use in transportation and industry.
The HFTO — a wing of the Department of Energy responsible for allocating funds towards hydrogen research, development and demonstration — estimates that today, green hydrogen costs $5-7/kg to produce and $12-16/kg to dispense at refuelling stations.

However, in addition to aiming for the cost of electrolysis to fall to $2/kg by 2026, the HFTO has also set a target for H2 delivered to heavy vehicles to cost less than $7/kg by 2028 — or roughly halving the current cost in less than four years.
The agency is also targeting a reduction in fuel-cell system costs for trucks, to fall from $170/kW today to $140/kW by 2025 and $80/kW by 2030, with a longer-term ambition to bring these costs even further down to $60/kW.
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The HFTO also aims for three fuel-cell trucks to be developed via the government-funded “Super Truck” programme of subsidies for auto manufacturers.
The government agency cites previous examples of driving down costs for hydrogen technologies through government-funded research and development. For example, it notes that the cost of fuel cells for light-duty vehicles dropped by 70% between 2008 and 2020.
The HFTO estimates that fuel cells for heavy vehicles have gradually fallen in cost from $200/kW in 2021 to $170/kW last year — implying that another $30/kW drop could be achievable within two years.
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When it comes to integration with the country’s power system, the HFTO will this year validate at least 1MW of fuel-cell generator capacity at a data centre, conducting performance tests between 24 and 48 hours to evaluate how well such a system could ramp up to full power and maintain it during a power outage.

It also aims to:

- Trial behind-the-meter integration of a 1.25MW proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser with a nuclear power plant this year, with a high-temperature electrolysis system tested in similar conditions by 2025;
- Test and demonstrate the potential for fuel-cell generators to be used in microgrids by 2025;
- Demonstrate at least six integrated electrolyser systems, with a combined capacity of more than 3MW, with at least two different types of electricity generation by 2025, and increase this capacity to 10MW by 2027.
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https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/policy/us-targets-massive-cost-reduction-in-hydrogen-for-deployment-in-transport-and-industry-this-decade/2-1-1640023