Commissioned by Minnesota’s Department of Commerce and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, this report explores how clean hydrogen could support Minnesota in the state’s transition to a low-carbon industrial sector. The study assesses the use potential for clean hydrogen to decarbonize existing high-temperature industrial heat needs as well as support the launching of new low-carbon ammonia, iron, sustainable aviation fuel, and methanol industries in Minnesota. The report also identifies the associated logistical, regulatory, and cost barriers, and offers community engagement strategies that state agencies and industrial partners can follow to help earn the social license needed for industrial hydrogen deployment. 

Download: The Potential for Hydrogen to Support Low-Carbon Industry in Minnesota