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'False impression' | Green hydrogen projects would struggle to qualify for subsidies if true lifecycle emissions were taken into account: study - Hydrogen Insight

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'False impression' | Green hydrogen projects would struggle to qualify for subsidies if true lifecycle emissions were taken into account: study | Hydrogen Insight

'False impression' | Green hydrogen projects would struggle to qualify for subsidies if true lifecycle emissions were taken into account: study

Emissions from equipment manufacturing, leakage and transporting H2 are not included in regulatory calculations — but should be — says scientific paper
An aerial view of the steel frame of a wind turbine foundation in China, which will later be filled with emissions-heavy concrete. Wind turbines and solar panels produce emissions during manufacturing and installation, and solar-panel factories in China are often powered by coal-fired electricity.Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty

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Hydrogen, long seen as a theoretical if not practical alternative to petroleum-based transportation fuels, is once again having a day in the sun as industries promote “green hydrogen,” produced using renewable resources.

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