Good morning! Green hydrogen is where the money’s at right now, and thanks to the U.S.’s new climate law, the money will keep on flowing. But it needs to overcome some challenges if it’s to be a true climate savior.
It’s not easy being green hydrogen
The most abundant element in the universe is having a moment. Hydrogen’s chemical properties make it appealing as a fuel that could help clean up the hardest-to-decarbonize sectors, or as a sort of gaseous battery that stores up solar or wind energy for later use.
Green hydrogen is where the money is flowing. Hydrogen comes in a rainbow of “color” labels tied to how it’s produced, ranging from gray (coal) to blue (methane gas) to pink (nuclear) to green (renewables). The first two are climate catastrophes. While pink hydrogen sounds very…