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May 03, 2023
By
Justin Drummond
Gov. Whitmer announces new hydrogen plant, expected to
add 500 jobs
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced
Wednesday 500 jobs are coming to Michigan as a result from a $400
million investment from a Norwegian hydrogen company.
We’re told Nel Hydrogen will build an automated gigawatt electrolyzer
plant. The move is expected to strengthen Michigan’s leadership in
hydrogen production.
“Earlier this year, I went on an economic mission to Europe to show
the world what Michigan has to offer, and as a result of our efforts
on the trip, we secured an investment from Nel to continue building on
our leadership in cars, chips, and clean energy,” says Governor
Whitmer. “As a major player in all three of these sectors, Michigan is
serious about leading hydrogen development and winning today’s
investment proves that the best manufacturing in the world happens
right here in Michigan.”
The governor traveled
to Norway and Switzerland earlier this year on an economic
development trip where officials say she pitched Michigan as an ideal
business space for its talented workforce and its concentration on
hydrogen development.
We’re told Michigan was chosen out of many states that were
considered.
“The choice of Michigan is based on an overall assessment of what the
state can offer in terms of financial incentives, access to a highly
skilled workforce, and cooperation with universities, research
institutions, and strategic partners,” says Nel Hydrogen CEO Håkon
Volldal. “I will also highlight the personal engagement from Governor
Whitmer and her competent and service-minded team.”
The new plant will be the first in the U.S. to produce liquid alkaline
electrolysis, according to the state.
"They are complementary, the Blue Oval City in Marshall, Michigan and
the sort of battery plant that's being developed there for leading
edge battery technology to electrify the vehicles of today and
tomorrow. We absolutely need that to meet our goals for the future of
mobility electrification," Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist told FOX 17
Wednesday. "The fact that, coupled with the battery plant investment
that General Motors announced in the Lansing area, and then retooling
factories to produce electric trucks in the state of Michigan, you
know, this is showing that we are moving the ball forward and all of
the above approach when it comes to clean energy manufacturing. When
it comes to the advanced manufacturing, we're going to need to win the
future here in the state of Michigan."
The plant’s specific location is still under evaluation.
“Let’s keep competing with anyone and working with everyone to bring
home transformational investments in manufacturing so we can spur
economic growth and create good-paying jobs right here in Michigan,”
the governor adds.
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