CleanTechnica•2 months ago
Hydrogen’s Seven Missing Pieces
Key Takeaway
Developers and large power consumers should temper expectations for cheap hydrogen, as a technoeconomic assessment suggests systemic challenges will keep costs high, impacting project viability and investment decisions.
AI Summary
- •A technoeconomic assessment concludes that hydrogen will remain expensive, challenging optimistic market projections for its affordability.
- •Developers and large power consumers should anticipate high costs for hydrogen-based solutions, impacting project viability and long-term energy planning.
- •The analysis suggests that current policy frameworks, including incentives like the IRA, may not fully address the systemic cost challenges of hydrogen.
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Article Content
I wrote another technoeconomic assessment of why hydrogen will not be cheap, and the reaction from hydrogen advocates was familiar. They focused on small pieces of the analysis and treated each point as if it existed in isolation. That pattern confirmed something important. The debate is not about one technology ... [continued] The post Hydrogen’s Seven Missing Pieces appeared first on CleanTechnica .