The Hydrogen Podcast

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, host Paul Rodden dives into three massive stories shaping the hydrogen landscape across energy, industry, and technology:

🌎 Chevron’s $5 Billion Blue Hydrogen Project in Texas
🇮🇳 Tata Steel & PyroGenesis Turn Coke-Oven Gas Into Clean Hydrogen
🇩🇪 Thyssenkrupp Nucera Upgrades Forecast Amid Surging Hydrogen Demand

Here’s what you’ll learn:

🔹 How Chevron is leveraging the IRA...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, Paul Rodden covers three powerful developments reshaping the hydrogen economy:

♻️ Raven SR’s Revolutionary Waste-to-Hydrogen Tech
🇬🇧 UK & Japan’s $10 Billion Hydrogen Investment Deal
🔗 Plug Power’s Strategic Supply Chain Expansion

We break down:

✅ How Raven SR’s non-combustion steam reforming hits 95% cold gas efficiency
 ✅ What the UK’s £7.5B deal with Sumitomo means fo...

Welcome back to The Hydrogen Podcast! I’m Paul Rodden, and today we’re breaking down two major hydrogen headlines that could reshape the global energy landscape:

🇺🇸 Plug Power’s Stock Skyrockets After U.S. Tax Credit Extension
🇩🇪 Germany Unveils €3.2 Billion Plan for a 9,700-Kilometer Hydrogen Pipeline

In this episode, you’ll discover:

🔹 How the U.S. Senate’s extension of hydrogen tax credits through 2028 unlocked Plug Power...

Welcome back to The Hydrogen Podcast! I’m Paul Rodden, and today we’re diving into three global breakthroughs redefining the future of hydrogen energy:

🌏 Australia’s $432 Million Green Hydrogen Bet
🇪🇺 Europe’s $2.5 Billion Hydrogen Pipeline Network
🇺🇸 California’s First Bio-Stimulated Hydrogen Trial

In this episode, we explore:

✅ Australia’s bold investment in Orica’s Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub under the Hydrogen Headst...

Welcome to The Hydrogen Podcast! I’m Paul Rodden, and this is Part 2 of our deep-dive series on building the U.S. hydrogen economy by 2035.

In Part 1, we broke down the top technologies: SMR with CCS, methane pyrolysis, natural hydrogen, and nuclear hydrogen.
Now in Part 2, we answer the critical question: Where will the U.S. hydrogen economy take root?

🌍 Featured Locations & Their Strengths:

• Gulf Coast (Texas, Louisiana...

Welcome to The Hydrogen Podcast! I’m Paul Rodden, and today kicks off Part 1 of our special two-part series on building the U.S. hydrogen economy by 2035. In this episode, we break down the four core hydrogen production technologies shaping America’s clean energy strategy:

🚀 Featured Technologies:

1. Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) with Carbon Capture
2. Methane Pyrolysis
3. Natural Hydrogen
4. Nuclear Hydrogen

🔍 We explore:

• The carbon i...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack a powerful Forbes article titled “From Gridlock to Green Light: Three Focus Areas for Hydrogen Energy Executives” (June 13, 2025) by Whitaker Irvin Jr., CEO of Q Hydrogen.

💡 The Message? 2025 is a make-or-break year—and hydrogen leaders need a new playbook.

🧩 Inside This Episode:

• How data centers could become hydrogen’s breakout market, powering AI with zero-carbon fuel
• Why “subs...

In this special episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we break down the June 17 Reuters article, “Trump Tax Bill Risks Exodus of Clean Hydrogen Investment.”

📉 What’s happening? The “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1), passed by the House, slashes the 45V tax credit timeline—forcing clean hydrogen projects to break ground by January 1, 2026, not 2033. That’s a seven-year cliff that could derail billions in investment.

🧩 Inside This Epi...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we explore three pivotal stories shaping the global hydrogen landscape:

🇬🇧 UK – BP Cancels £2B HyGreen Teesside Project:
A June 13 Yahoo News report reveals that BP has scrapped its massive green hydrogen project in the UK due to sluggish subsidy negotiations. This move highlights the UK’s policy delays and threatens its 10 GW hydrogen target for 2030.

🇺🇸 U.S. – Plug Power Lands a ...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we explore three powerful hydrogen stories making global waves:

🇮🇪 Ireland: The Irish Examiner outlines how Ireland plans to leverage 50,000 km² of offshore wind to decarbonize heavy industry, transport, and heating. With 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and projects like the €200M Galway Hydrogen Hub, Ireland is betting big on green hydrogen—but will the economics work?

🏴 Scotland (JCB): The ...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we dive into Newsweek’s June 2025 article on the Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC), the heart of Saudi Arabia’s bold $500 billion Neom megaproject.

🚧 The world’s largest green hydrogen plant—80% complete and located in Neom’s Oxagon hub—is aiming to be operational by late 2026. With $8.4 billion in investment and 4 GW of renewable energy, this facility will produce 600 tons of hydrogen d...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack the sobering truths from Oilprice.com's May 2025 article, "Green Hydrogen Faces Reality Check in Europe."

💡 Despite bold promises, only 6% of hydrogen projects in Northwest Europe are being implemented. Why? High costs, weak demand, and poor bankability are creating a massive gap between ambition and reality.

🔎 Here’s what we cover:

• Why electrolytic hydrogen at $4...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we explore two major hydrogen developments reshaping the global energy landscape.

🇩🇪 Germany: Deutsche ReGas secures $127 million in EU funding to launch a major hydrogen hub in Lubmin, Germany—powered by offshore wind and connected to Europe’s hydrogen transport backbone.

🇨🇳 China: Sinopec launches a $690 million hydrogen venture capital fund, doubling down on electrolyzer innovation, FCE...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack the Forbes article “What Happened to the Hydrogen Economy?” by Robert Rapier and break down the five reasons hydrogen hasn’t revolutionized the energy sector—yet.

From the broken promises of Bush-era policy to the economics of modern hydrogen production, we explore what went wrong, and more importantly, what’s next.

We spotlight low-cost, low-carbon intensity (CI) hydrogen production...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we break down the biggest legislative shift in the U.S. hydrogen industry to date—the House-passed “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1)—and how it could transform the economics of hydrogen production.

🧪 Key Topics Covered:

• Why steam methane reforming with CCS, natural hydrogen, and methane pyrolysis may dominate U.S. hydrogen production
• The repeal of the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Prod...

Today on The Hydrogen Podcast, we explore three critical stories shaping hydrogen’s future:

🌴 Hawaii's Hydrogen Pilot with Liquid Carriers
A new collaboration between Hawaii Gas and Ayrton Energy is testing liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) to safely store and transport hydrogen at ambient conditions. We break down how this tech could bypass high-pressure tanks and enable hydrogen integration into Hawaii’s 2045 rene...

Today on The Hydrogen Podcast, we dive into three stories shaping the future of hydrogen:

✈️ Hydrogen Jet Fuel Takes Off with Power-to-Liquids SAF
Forbes reports on a game-changing collaboration between Electric Hydrogen and Twelve to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using clean hydrogen and captured CO₂. We examine the power-to-liquids technology, cost hurdles, and how this could transform aviation's 2% global emiss...

Today on The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack three major hydrogen developments transforming global energy:

🚄 Spain’s Train Blackout Sparks Interest in Hydrail
Spain’s recent nationwide rail outage exposed the fragility of grid-dependent transportation. Enter hydrail—hydrogen-powered trains offering grid-independent, emission-free mobility. We explore Spain’s push for high-speed hydrail, Talgo’s cutting-edge train, and the economic...

On today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we dive into three major stories reshaping the global hydrogen landscape:

🔹 Plug Power's Q1 2025 Earnings & New Liquefaction Milestone
Plug Power reports an 11% YoY revenue jump and commissions a 15-ton-per-day hydrogen liquefaction plant in Louisiana, scaling U.S. hydrogen supply. We break down the financials—including a $525M credit line and margin recovery—and explore wha...