Helen Spence-Jackson, Executive Director, EDF Europe, opted for a different approach when addressing the Europe Clean Tech Conference in Brussels today.
Instead of the usual comments around regulation, investment and offtakes, she stressed the importance of understanding hydrogen’s physical and technical properties – without which, it stands to reason, the industry cannot evolve.
“Many people think that hydrogen’s clean and that’s really not the case – it depends on how it is produced, managed and used,” she said.
“Limiting emissions isn’t just about CO2 and methane, but hydrogen itself – it’s also an indirect greenhouse gas, and has 37 times more power than CO2 over a 20-year period. And that’s quite often being forgotten when some of these big decisions are being made.”
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