On Friday, Pittsburgh-based CNX announced it was ending coordination with the Adams Fork hydrogen project.
Citing an inability to reach final terms with project developers, CNX said it would end it participation with Adams Fork but is looking at several alternative sites in southern West Virginia. Additionally, the company cited delays and increasing uncertainty over rules guiding the use of 45V hydrogen production tax credit provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
CNX said it is committed to supporting the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) through the use of its local, low cost, low carbon intensity feedstock. However, the company’s final investment decision remains contingent on tax credit guidance that will unambiguously support low carbon intensity feedstock projects, officials said.
The company urged the federal government to listen to stakeholders, including elected officials, organized labor and others advocating for rules that would catalyze, not stifle the hydrogen economy.
The ARCH2 hydrogen hub is a joint effort between private industry, state and local government, academic and technical institutions and others across West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky to create a hydrogen economy using the low-cost natural gas feedstock located in the area. The hub creates the potential for the area to become the epicenter for the hydrogen economy, officials said, while lowering regional, national and global carbon emissions.