Thread by @AukeHoekstra

Hydrogen is great! And most use cases pushed by the lobby are nonsense! Both these statements are true at the same time. And I love how @janrosenow has actually put in the time by collecting the independent (non lobby funded) studies on hydrogen.

https://twitter.com/janrosenow/status/1470732352070594564

In case you missed it: my friend (mostly ;-) @MLiebreich made what is probably the best hydrogen ladder detailing when it makes sense and when it doesn't.
linkedin.com/pulse/clean-hy…

The problem for the hydrogen lobby (often fossil companies that want a conventional business model or a way to use natural gas) is that many applications that are sexy and great PR are actually not a great idea and the best applications for the planet are not commercial yet.

A special case (and point of contention between me and @MLiebreich) is blue hydrogen. It's great when you use it to replace grey hydrogen using optimal tech (which he focuses on) and crap if you use it with leaky gas fields and currently commercial tech (most current pilots).

But something almost all independent parties agree on (I think) is that hydrogen is not a great option for domestic heating or cars, even though that is something that the lobby often focuses on.

So hydrogen is great but only for the right use cases and using the right sources.