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April 21, 2022

The big hydrogen debate: super fuel or decoy solution?

There are lots of controversial topics in climate tech, but there’s few as divisive as hydrogen. 


Freya Pratty

7 min read

There are lots of controversial topics in climate tech, but few are as divisive as hydrogen. Its backers say it’ll play a key role in decarbonising heavy industry and transport, paving the way to net zero.

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An oil refinery, which produces the molecular energy that hydrogen hopes to replace
An oil refinery, which produces the molecular energy that hydrogen hopes to replace
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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