The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub: What’s Next?
ARCH2’s retain/modify designation could lock us into another cycle of contending with Appalachia’s fossil fuel problem when we could be building a brighter future for the people who live here.
The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub: Where Is It Now?
A full three years after ARCH2 was first announced, what is there to show for all the pomp and circumstance?
The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub: How Did This Happen?
How did Appalachia arrive at a proposal for a natural gas-powered hydrogen hub?
Statement on DOE’s Plan to Preserve ARCH2 Funding
As DOE completes its final review of agency-supported initiatives, it’s clear that the dirty, costly ARCH2 project is on its last legs.
Proposed “Blue” Ammonia Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $5 Billion Each Year
Taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of dollars worth of gas-fired ammonia production.
A Climate Advocate’s Guide to Calculating 45V and 45Q Tax Credits
The explosion of proposed “low-carbon” hydrogen and ammonia facilities is difficult to follow, even for dedicated climate advocates. The regulatory processes are complex, the finances are murky, and federal law keeps changing. This blog post is intended to help climate advocates opposing proposed hydrogen and ammonia facilities solve one information gap: How much money in […]
The Ammonia Industry Expansion Begins To Falter
Less than three months after its July passage, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is already reducing the planned expansion of ammonia and hydrogen production. ORVI’s March 2025 report on the ammonia industry found that if all the proposed facilities as of October 2024 were built, annual US ammonia production would increase by more than […]
A Big Beautiful Blow to the Ammonia Industry
Tucked deep in the mammoth One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) that President Trump signed into law on July 4th is a provision that threatens the planned expansion of the ammonia industry. To see how, let’s review the pre-OBBB ammonia landscape. ORVI’s March 2025 report on the ammonia industry showed that if all the proposed facilities […]
Statement on H.R.1’s Hydrogen Tax Credit Provision
Earlier today, Congress finalized a budget that includes a provision restricting access to the 45V hydrogen production tax credit solely to companies that initiate construction activities prior to the end of 2027. In response, Ohio River Valley Institute Hydrogen Program Director Tom Torres issued the following statement: While the Appalachian hydrogen hub may celebrate […]
Adams Fork Energy’s Blue Ammonia Project, Explained
As discussed in our companion article, New York-based TransGas Development Systems, LLC announced plans in 2023 to build the Adams Fork Energy ammonia project in Mingo County, WV. This project was originally part of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) but its partner CNX later backed out and the project is no longer part […]