Renewable Hydrogen for a Net Zero World

Achieving Net Zero means completely transforming our energy systems so that just about everything is powered by clean energy. But the world can’t be powered by direct electrification alone and clean molecules, derived from clean energy, are needed for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors. Electrolysis is the process for converting clean electrical energy into clean chemical energy (in the form of hydrogen) and is poised to play a massively important role in achieving Net Zero. But water electrolysis is still a nascent technology and needs to improve and scale very quickly. This talk will cover some of the core aspects and magnitude of the needed energy transition, explain why electrolytic hydrogen is so important and the role it can play in achieving deep decarbonization, will explain why the Net Zero transition is actually economical and should largely happen even if climate change weren’t a concern, share a vision on the future state of a decarbonized world, go over some of the fundamentals of electrolysis, and will highlight specific knowledge gaps in electrolysis in need of scientific exploration.