Oregon and Washington have teamed up to go after billions of federal dollars to make the Northwest a hub of green hydrogen energy.
Hydrogen is an element found naturally in the environment. It can fuel large vessels and manufacturing processes that cannot be easily electrified. The region currently produces some hydrogen, but almost none of it is considered “green.” Much of it is a byproduct of the natural gas industry rather than being produced from water, which makes it green.
Electricity is also green when produced with renewable energy sources. But national and state goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 90% during the next three decades cannot be met solely by switching to electricity produced by solar, wind, wave and other renewable energy sources, according to the director of the Oregon Department of Energy, Janine…