a car at a blue hydrogen fuel station with lights on it
Hydrogen cars fueling up at TrueZero in Fountain Valley, California.
  • The Biden administration unveiled its hydrogen tax-credit proposal on Friday.
  • Officials estimate the hydrogen production credits can deliver $140 billion and 700,000 jobs by 2030.
  • They could also help the US produce 50 million metric tons of hydrogen by 2050.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration released its highly anticipated proposal for doling out billions of dollars in tax credits to hydrogen producers Friday, in a massive effort to build out an industry that some hope can be a cleaner alternative to fossil-fueled power.