The truth about hydrogen

Some say it's the fuel of the future that will soon power large parts of our economies. Others say it's just a hoax propagated by the oil and gas industry. But either way, EVERYONE in the energy world is talking about hydrogen. Can it really help us get to net zero?

Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Camera: Christian Caurla
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer

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Global Hydrogen Review 2021 from the International Energy Agency: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/ass...

Powering ships with fuel cells: https://theicct.org/wp-content/upload...

Hydrogen-powered aircraft: https://theicct.org/wp-content/upload...

Study on blue hydrogen's emissions: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...

Report on Shell's blue hydrogen plant: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/camp...

Special thanks to:
Noel Tomnay, Global Head of Hydrogen Consulting at Wood Mackenzie, for a background interview.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 What is hydrogen?
01:34 How can we use the stuff?
04:41 The hydrogen rainbow
08:49 No silver bullet
10:47 What's next for hydrogen?