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On 09.08 Fuel Cells Works sat down with GenH2’s Cody Bateman and Susan Magi to learn more about what GenH2 is doing and what area of the hydrogen sector it is focusing on.  GenH2 is the industry leader in liquid hydrogen, and its leading-edge products were developed using the knowledge gained from helping NASA to launch space shuttles into orbit.

At ACT’s fireside chat with Volvo’s Peter Voorhoeve, Peter indicated that it sees FCEVs after BEVs. Volvo is ready to go national in the U.S. with the deployment of BEVs, and its dealerships are on-board.  California is expected to play a major role in Volvo’s BEV roll out given its historical trend to reducing vehicle emissions.  Peter somewhat awkwardly stated that we should leave this world in the same shape in which the present generation found it, but after a pause added that we could also leave it in better shape than it was found.

Using hydrogen as a fuel source may bring back unpleasant memories of the Hindenberg Disaster in 1937, but our technology has evolved quite a bit since then. Today, hydrogen fuel cells are self-contained, emit water and oxygen as their only exhaust and while not as common as electric vehicles or other green and sustainable options, are slowly emerging as another eco-friendly alternative.

Farming is one of the world’s most critical industries, but it’s far from sustainable. U.S. agriculture emitted 698 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses in 2018, accounting for 10.5% of all carbon emissions in the nation.