Section 45V offers 10 years of performance-based tax credits for low-carbon hydrogen production, scaling with carbon intensity. The cleaner you produce, the more you earn.
Facilities producing hydrogen with emissions under 0.45 kg CO₂ per kg of H₂ can qualify for the maximum credit value with Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship compliance.
Even without wage compliance, producers earn $0.12 to $0.60 per kg on a sliding scale based on verified lifecycle emissions.
Credits are issued annually for 10 years from the placed in service date, creating long term financial certainty for your hydrogen investments.
As long as hydrogen is used or sold in U.S. operations, it counts. There are no export restrictions on value capture.
Federal rules require lifecycle emissions to be verified by an accredited third party. ABGi connects you with trusted verifiers like the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the American National Standards Institute (ANAB) to ensure full compliance.
With ABGi, you can:
We support hydrogen producers from project modeling to credit realization:
Section 45V is the first tax credit designed to reward how clean your hydrogen is, not just how much you produce.