Cummins, Plug Power, Caterpillar, Nikola, 3M and Hornblower Yachts are among the companies who will receive funding from the US Department of Energy for various hydrogen research projects, the department announced July 20. Roughly $64 million will be passed out for 18 different projects that support the department’s H2@Scale initiative, which targets research and development for affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution and use. “Hydrogen has the potential to integrate our nation’s domestic energy resources, add value in industrial and energy-intensive sectors, and broaden technology choices for medium- and heavy-duty transportation,” US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said in the department’s announcement. “These projects will bring us closer to realizing hydrogen’s full potential for […]