The ‘time is now’ for hydrogen – Baker Hughes AM 2021
A clean-molecule solution is needed for hard-to-abate sectors and cost-competitiveness is within sight
The time is now right for the build-out of the hydrogen economy, with supporting factors such as public opinion and the falling cost of technology all falling into place, a panel of industry leaders agreed this morning at the 2021 Baker Hughes annual meeting. Marco Alvera, CEO of Italian energy infrastructure company Snam, said: “I recently moved from being a big sceptic to being a big fan… I think the time is now because the world is the taking net-zero seriously.” He noted that countries representing 60pc of emissions have committed to net-zero and that this is only possible if we “electrify everything” and use “green molecules”. “I recently moved from being a big sceptic to being a
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