Hydrogen’s future: Decide end uses and supply will follow

HOUSTON — On the opening day of what is probably the world’s leading energy conference, hydrogen took center stage, with one presenter citing transportation as a potential market to lead its growth. The CERAWeek conference, now owned by S&P Global and operated by its Commodity Insights division, had multiple sessions Monday during which hydrogen’s future as part of what is known as the “energy transition” was widely touted. The section of the conference known as Agora had a hydrogen “hub” set up front and center, and formal as well as informal hydrogen-focused sessions took place there all day long to heavy crowds. A message that came through repeatedly in several sessions was that focusing on creating hydrogen supply had it backward. Instead, it was argued that the path to making hydrogen a significant fuel as part of the energy transition to a world of cleaner fuels…

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