Momentum Grows for Hydrogen as Partnerships Emerge

HOUSTON—As momentum grows for clean hydrogen, energy executives looking to build a hydrogen economy and reach net-zero goals agree that partnerships and collaboration will be needed.“It’s going to take partnerships and thinking about partnerships in a different way,” Bill Newsom, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, said last week during the Hydrogen North America conference. “Not just staying in your silos, but putting your egos and your preconceived notions aside and looking at a new ecosystem of partnerships. … This unprecedented collaboration is what’s going to get us to net zero by 2050.”High expectations exist for clean hydrogen’s potential to decarbonize sectors where electrification isn’t the most viable option. There are challenges: infrastructure, storage and balancing supply and demand. However, matching needed skill sets through partnerships…

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