by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy on July 7 announced $52.5 million to fund 31 projects to advance next-generation clean hydrogen technologies. Two of the funded projects focus specifically on the production of hydrogen from biobased feedstocks. According to the DOE, the 31 selected projects support the agency’s recently announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot, a part of the DOE’s Energy Earthshots Initiative that aims to accelerate breakthroughs of more abundant, affordable and reliable clean energy solutions within the decade. The Hydrogen Earthshot aims to reduce the cost of hydrogen by 80 percent, to $1 per kilogram over the next 10 years.