Hydrogen bubble’s squeaky pop

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Were cancelled hydrogen production projects overly optimistic or commitments of convenience?

There’s something about hydrogen that captures our imagination, attracting many supporters for whom the first element is the solution to innumerable aspects of cleaning up future energy. Recent years have seen huge numbers of announcements of low-carbon hydrogen production projects. But tracking those projects from announcement to investment and into construction shows that only a small fraction are actually making it to production.