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| Hydrogen will happen — if it can come clean |
Long touted as the fuel of the future, the age of hydrogen may be about to start.
Billions of dollars in federal subsidies are part of a massive industrial policy pushing the energy source. The U.S. Department of Energy is pouring $7 billion into regional hydrogen production hubs to make sure the fuel is available for transportation and heavy industry. It also plans to subsidize the cost of hydrogen when produced with green technologies.
Automotive News‘ technology and innovation reporting team identifies the challenges and opportunities for hydrogen fuel adoption in autos and adjacent industries. The industry’s vision for a zero-emission future is clear, and there are multiple paths to get there. Policymakers are ensuring that hydrogen will be one of them.
—Hydrogen hubs form backbone of ‘once in a generation’ clean energy effort
—On green hydrogen, the perfect might be the enemy of the good
—Hydrogen internal combustion engines gain renewed momentum
—Fuel cells key to decarbonization
—No BEV vs. fuel cell competition — technologies will coexist
—Industrial winners emerge in hydrogen economy
— Jerry Hirsch
What you need to know
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