Industrializing the Energy Transition: Flexing the Power of Hydrogen

The potential of hydrogen as an energy vector – capable of decarbonizing heat, industry, power, and transport – has long been recognized. To date, transferring that benefit to industrial processes has so far been limited. Many industries, from cement to steel, rely on processes that are not driven by electricity, which makes decarbonizing them more difficult than simply replacing conventional electricity generation with renewable sources. It is only in recent years, with the reducing cost of renewable power from wind and solar, that developments to remedy this dilemma have escalated.