據1月18日Hydrogen Fuel News報道，加州目標將零碳排放能源作為“對抗氣候變化”的一部分。加州州長加文·紐森(Gavin Newsom)宣布，“沒有人比他更致力于支持清潔能源的生產、使用和存儲，因為大量投資都集中在可再生氫能源和海上風能上”。

加州還將重點支持儲能戰略和電動汽車。

紐森在討論氣候變化時表示，“沒有人愿意在這個領域做得更多”。氣候變化是統計數據面臨的“最大生存威脅”之一，應對這一挑戰需要采取措施，其中包括“盡快開發和應用多樣化的新清潔能源技術”。

紐森還表示，“我們有能力投資于我們的增長引擎，投資于未來，同時確保對未來出現的不確定性做好準備”。加州預測，在截至6月底的2021-2022財年，加州將出現46億美元預算盈余。

州長計劃將重點放在清潔能源和用于脫碳的可再生氫能上。

2022-2023財政年度提出的2864億美元加州藍圖提案已提交立法機構批準，撥出1億美元用于推進綠色氫氣的使用和生產，綠氫對加州經濟的脫碳和實現碳中和至關重要。

此外， 3.8億美元將用于長期儲能項目的投資，這些項目將于2023年上線，以支持電網的可靠性。

產能的提高將有助于增強應對包括野火在內的緊急情況的恢復力。在過去幾年里，受氣候變化影響，加州面臨著破紀錄的野火。資助海上風能和可再生氫，以及長期儲存和其他努力，也將為脫碳補充間歇性可再生能源，這將為國家在可再生能源可用性較低的時期提供額外能源儲存選擇。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Hydrogen Fuel News

原文如下：

California pours $2 billion into renewable hydrogen and offshore wind

The state is aiming for carbon emission-free energy as a part of an “existential climate fight.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that there is “no one more committed” to supporting clean energy production use and storage as massive investments are aimed at renewable hydrogen and offshore wind energy.

The state is also focusing on supporting energy storage strategies as well as electric vehicles.

“No one else is committed to doing more in this space,” said Governor Newsom while discussing climate change, which he has called one of the “greatest existential threats” the statis facing. He has said that meeting this challenge will require measures that include a “diverse portfolio of new clean energy technologies to be developed and deployed as quickly as possible.”

Newsom also stated that “We have the capacity to invest in our growth engines, invest in the future, as well as making sure that we prepare for the uncertainties that the future presents.” California has forecasted a $46 budget surplus for the 2021-2022 fiscal year that runs through the end of June.

The governor plans to place a substantial focus on clean energy and renewable hydrogen for decarbonization.

The Blueprint California $286.4 billion proposal Newsome has put forward for the 2022-2023 fiscal year has been sent to the legislature for approval. It sets aside $100 million for the advancement of green H2 use and production. “Green hydrogen is critical to the decarbonisation of California’s economy and achieving carbon neutrality,” said the budget summary released by Newsom’s office.

Furthermore, an additional $380 million in funds will be directed toward enabling investments into long-duration energy storage projects that would come online to support the reliability of the electric grid as of next year.

The boost in capacity will assist in enhancing resilience in the face of emergencies including wildfires. The state has faced record-breaking wildfires linked with climate change over the last several years. Funding offshore wind and renewable hydrogen as well as long-duration storage and other efforts will also enable a “decarbonised complement to intermittent renewables, which will provide the state with additional energy storage options during periods of low renewable power availability.”