AP Photo/Craig RuttleA hydrogen-powered Chevrolet Equinox is refueled at a Shell Hydrogen fuel station in New York in 2009. Now, in early 2023, Shell is among the companies sponsoring a Houston-area bid to become a regional hydrogen hub as designated by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Organizations such as GTI Energy and the Center for Houston’s Future have spent the last several years trying to spur a transition toward hydrogen – which is viewed as a key element in making the energy industry cleaner and safer as well as more efficient and cost-effective.
The petrochemical industry in the Texas Gulf Coast region now produces about a third of the hydrogen used in the United States, according to Brett Perlman, the CEO for the Center for Houston’s Future. The region also is home to more than half of the country’s 1,600 miles of dedicated hydrogen pipelines, said Brian Weeks, the…
Houston-area coalition bidding for hydrogen hub designation from U.S. Department of Energy – Houston Public Media
