Hydrogen is an incredibly versatile source of clean energy. It can be used to generate electricity, power vehicles, and heat our heat homes and businesses. It will also be critical in enabling countries to achieve net zero emissions.
Understanding hydrogen
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. It’s all around us in water, plants, animals and, of course, humans. From an energy perspective, hydrogen is exciting because it has the potential to cut carbon in parts of the economy that are tough to decarbonize. That’s things like industrial processes, heavy transport and heating. There are also lots of ways to produce hydrogen.
When hydrogen is used as a fuel, the only waste product is water vapor. That makes it a clean alternative to natural gas (methane). So harnessing hydrogen could make a huge difference to carbon emissions and play a critical part in achieving net zero.
Unlocking hydrogen's potential
There is a lot of work ahead to ensure that hydrogen is able to live up to its potential, and NGV is tackling key challenges head-on. We are:
- Advancing hydrogen adoption in hard-to-decarbonize end uses, particularly by exploring the potential for hydrogen to provide dispatchable, emissions-free power within our Long Island generation fleet.
- Directly and indirectly supporting the establishment of critical hydrogen production, transportation, and storage infrastructure to serve the needs of the Northeast US.
- Facilitating the emergence of a regional hydrogen ecosystem by collaborating with diverse players and stakeholders across the industry to address barriers.
