Announcements of plans and projects for hydrogen-based energy are appearing with ever scale and ambition in Europe and Asia . The United States, in contrast, is not seeing the same sort of headline grabbing initiatives. But the US is making quiet progress and laying the basis for what could soon emerge as a national strategy for hydrogen energy. The European Union’s new Hydrogen Strategy, closely linked to its Energy System Integration Strategy, wants to create a large regional hydrogen market encompassing Eastern Europe and North Africa. And Northeast Asia is on par with Europe regarding plans for hydrogen adoption. Japan’s far-reaching planning includes the import of ‘blue hydrogen’ (produced with carbon capture) from major oil and gas exporting countries of the Middle East. While the US has not announced a major effort of this scale, significant progress is being made in envisioning and initiating a future “hydrogen economy.” The […]