At the direction of the CAM through a properly executed Work Authorization, the Contractor shall: 2.1 Provide expertise and analysis on production pathways for clean and renewable hydrogen. Analysis will include assessments of production technologies, feedstocks, system and balance of system costs, and performance. Comparisons may be made to other clean energy resources to quantitatively and qualitatively assess relative benefits and challenges of low carbon fuel production to support California’s clean energy goals. Analysis of the potential for imports of low carbon fuels may also be required to assess all options of providing low carbon fuels to meet in-state demand. This analysis may consider options for generating and converting hydrogen to ammonia for transport. 2.2 Provide expertise and analysis on the viability of various delivery methods and storage options for clean and renewable hydrogen. This analysis will assess various delivery methods (e.g., dedicated pipelines, truck, ship,) and compare costs. Further, the assessment will compare the viability of these delivery methods to collocating the production of low carbon fuels where they are used (e.g., power plants). This analysis will also consider delivery options for out-of-state production into California. This analysis will identify and evaluate options to store hydrogen in both gaseous and liquid form, including the use of existing underground gas storage facilities and other means. This analysis may consider options for transporting ammonia to be used for converting to clean and renewable hydrogen. The analysis may also include assessing the impacts of deploying hydrogen delivery infrastructure to disadvantaged communities...
