Green Hydrogen | Briefing Series: Scaling Up Innovation to Drive Down Emissions
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Date: 2022-04-28

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/042722tech

Green hydrogen—hydrogen produced using renewable energy—will likely be necessary for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like steel production and providing a low- and no-emissions alternative to the existing carbon-intensive hydrogen industry. The problem? Green hydrogen currently makes up less than one percent of U.S. hydrogen production and is far more expensive than fossil fuel-based hydrogen. Panelists discussed opportunities and considerations for ramping up green hydrogen, including the role of federal policy.

This briefing is part of a series called Scaling Up Innovation to Drive Down Emissions that will run through June and focus on the role of innovative technologies and emerging energy sources in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The four-part briefing series will cover green hydrogen, direct air capture, electric vehicle infrastructure, and offshore wind energy. Panelists will discuss the federal policy levers needed to responsibly scale-up these technologies and solutions to support decarbonization.

This series will run in parallel with another briefing series, Living with Climate Change, covering polar vortices, sea level rise, wildfires, and extreme heat.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
05:42 - Representative Don Beyer, U.S. Representative (D-Va.)
08:39 - Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
18:59 - Alexa Thompson, U.S. Program Manager, Climate Aligned Industries, RMI
39:29 - Rachel Fakhry, Senior Advocate, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
01:01:59 - Dr. Bryan Pivovar, Senior Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
01:17:11 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Representative Don Beyer
U.S. Representative (D-Va.)
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/1rIdLvbqz3g?t=05m42s

Dr. Sunita Satyapal
Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/1rIdLvbqz3g?t=08m39s

Alexa Thompson
U.S. Program Manager, Climate Aligned Industries, RMI
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Alexa_Thompson_Slides_042722.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/1rIdLvbqz3g?t=18m59s

Rachel Fakhry
Senior Advocate, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Rachel_Fakhry_Slides_042722.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/1rIdLvbqz3g?t=39m29s

Dr. Bryan Pivovar
Senior Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Dr._Bryan_Pivovar_Slides_042722_.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/1rIdLvbqz3g?t=01h01m56s