Insight: Biden's green hydrogen plan hits climate obstacle: Water shortage
Insight: Biden's green hydrogen plan hits climate obstacle: Water shortage
The Biden administration's climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require the installation of energy-intensive, expensive and potentially environmentally damaging seawater desalination plants.
For context, every molecule of hydrogen produced electrolytically requires splitting one molecule of water. This adds up to a lot of water