Green Hydrogen Blending the Key to Phasing out Natural Gas

Energy giant AES’s CEO says we’re not ready to lose the fossil fuel but can introduce H2.There is considerable excitement building in the United States and around the world about the potential of clean H2, but hydrogen blending might be the best option widely available at the moment.The potential for using H2 remains strong, but there remain challenges to its widespread global use.According to Andrés Gluski, CEO of the AES Corporation, natural gas will still be a necessary fuel for the next two decades. The US, the European Union and other major economies worldwide have all been developing plans that involve transitioning away from fossil fuels and toward zero-carbon energy technologies such as H2.That said, this type of undertaking is absolutely enormous in terms of its requirements for planning, funding, technological development, and political participation.  While…

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