A Midwest alliance is banking on federal financing to build a regional hydrogen hub.

Illinois business leaders and researchers hope to harness hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to create a thriving "hydrogen economy." The goal entails separating hydrogen from water using the state's abundant nuclear power and renewable energy, and then using the resulting fuel to power industrial processes and heavy-duty vehicles. The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen, or MachH2, is one of more than 30 organizati....