UK can be hydrogen leader – Johnson Matthey
As an early adopter, nation can create a new supply chain and workforce across the country as it looks to capitalise on growing sector, says firm
Technology firm Johnson Matthey has pledged to invest £1bn ($1.3bn) in clean hydrogen research, development and deployment technologies. The hydrogen spend will consist of capital and R&D investments in blue and green hydrogen as well as hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Here Hydrogen Economist talks to Sam French, business development director at Johnson Matthey, about how he sees the current landscape for the sector. Tells us about what the firm is doing across the three sectors of the hydrogen economy it is operating in French: At Johnson Matthey, the hydrogen market is not new to us—we have been a leader in hydrogen activities for two decades. Our offer today includes components for
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