The Bonneville Environmental Foundation webinar from September 2020 addressed barriers to renewable energy adoption, focusing on areas like community solar, hydrogen, and electric vehicles. It highlighted the cost-effectiveness of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) compared to conventional vehicles, and it discussed global and local renewable hydrogen projects including significant investments from countries like Saudi Arabia and Australia. The document emphasizes ongoing developments in hydrogen technology and infrastructure at various levels, showcasing the transition towards cleaner energy solutions.

1. Renewable Hydrogen
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Forth Webinar, September 2020

2. Breaking down barriers to renewable energy
adoption. Focus areas include community solar, low-
income solar, low-impact hydro, electric vehicles,
renewable hydrogen, and electrification.
BEF Renewables
“Clean energy, strong communities”

3. Source: US DOE, H2@Scale
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Hydrogen Costs
At $3.50 per gallon gasoline, a conventional vehicle
costs about $0.13 per mile to operate, while an FCEV
using $8 per kg hydrogen fuel would cost about $0.12
per mile. – California Energy Commission
https://ww2.energy.ca.gov/2015publications/CEC-600-2015-016/CEC-600-2015-016.pdf

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-21/cost-of-hydrogen-from-renewables-to-plummet-next-decade-bnef

7. Value of Clean Fuels Programs

8. Global Project Announcements
• Saudi Arabia, world’s largest green hydrogen plant, $5B CapEx, enough
to fuel 200,000 busses
• https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/us-firm-unveils-worlds-largest-green-
hydrogen-project
• Australia, 5GW for renewable hydrogen export
• https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/10/08/siemens-backs-5-gw-green-hydrogen-plan-for-
australia/
• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, $1B hydrogen energy
storage facility
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-10/l-a-aims-to-be-first-to-power-u-s-city-
with-renewable-hydrogen
• Shell, NortH2, 10GW of offshore wind to hydrogen by 2040
• https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/shell-unveils-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-plan-to-
power-green-hydrogen/2-1-763610

9. Local Projects
• Douglas County PUD, procuring 5MW hydrogen electrolyzer from
Cummins
• https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200826005455/en/Cummins-Hydrogen-
Technology-Enable-Renewable-Energy-Public
• Liquid hydrogen plant in development and utility non-firm tariff
development
• First H2 fueling station in the region
• Pipeline injection of H2

10. How to reach us:
Evan Ramsey, Sr. Director,
Renewables
1500 SW 1st Avenue
Suite 885
Portland, OR 97201
Main: 503-248-1905
Direct: 503-553-3933
eramsey@b-e-f.org