Cheap, abundant ‘clear’ hydrogen – too good to be true?
Plus: Carbon border taxes, nuclear-to-gas, Oz coal & solar woes + MORE
LEAD STORY: What if carbon-negative hydrogen could be produced at scale around the world for less than the wholesale price of natural gas in Texas? That’s the audacious claim being made by an Alberta-based start-up that’s making waves in the hydrogen world. Energy Flux takes a critical look at the technology.
FIRST UP: There’s a big ugly moral dilemma at the heart of carbon border taxes, Europe’s flagship tool for exerting climate leverage. Now the US is getting in on the act. The energy transition has never been so geopolitically fraught. That’s today’s breakout story (7 minute read):
IN THIS EMAIL:
💥‘Clear’ hydrogen promises to undercut grey, green and blue H2
💥Belgium’s hasty nuclear exit prompts dash for gas
💥Australian grid threatened by failing coal plants *and* soaring solar
🌎GLOBAL HEADLINES by key topic (20+ links)
🧠ENERGISED MINDS: ‘There's a massive chasm between government policy and …
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