- Today on Volts: are we moving inexorably toward a "hydrogen economy"? No, says Joe Romm in his newly updated book. "Clean hydrogen" faces all the same limitations it always has, which will almost certainly confine it to expensive niche applications. Direct electrification is always preferable.
- Does Romm discuss steel and fertilizer manufacturing in his polemic against hydrogen?May 14, 2025 18:25
- Clearly not. Those industries require *cheap* hydrogen to be feasible. Ultimately, strong opposition to green hydrogen is just enabling more fossil fuels.