Siemens Energy Exec on the Biggest Issue Facing Hydrogen

Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and other legislation have positioned the U.S. to become a potential leader in the global hydrogen economy; however, the industry has challenges to overcome.A big one, according to Rich Voorberg, president of North America for Siemens Energy, is infrastructure.“I think we can get an awful lot of things done, but we’ve got to have everything done,” Voorberg told Hart Energy.“Infrastructure is going to be the biggest issue that we’ve got in front of us.”As the U.S. works to progress its hydrogen strategy, companies are stepping up hydrogen investments or making plans to do so backed by incentives despite the risks. This comes as the U.S. aims to grow production to 10 million metric tonnes (MMmt) of clean hydrogen annually by 2030, 20 MMmt by 2040 and 50 MMmt annually by 2050.If successful, clean hydrogen could lower U.S….

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