GRAND FORKS — A project to produce commercial-scale quantities of clean hydrogen that would be used for American-made, low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer is in limbo.

The Heartland Hydrogen Hub is stalled due to changing priorities and a lack of new federal contracts, according to John Harju, vice president for Strategic Partnerships at the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC). It's one of seven hubs proposed across the country.

In October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) canceled $2.2 billion in funding for two hubs located on the West Coast intended to produce hydrogen using clean energy. There’s been no word if the remaining five hubs will be affected, including the hub that was announced would be constructed in North Dakota.

This has put a halt

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