The Hydrogen Podcast

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we dive into the real mechanics of the hydrogen economy — not the hype, but the contracts that make it all work. Drawing on the latest data from the August 2025 Oxford Institute for Energy Studies report, Paul Rodden breaks down how offtake agreements are defining the future of hydrogen finance, investment, and market credibility.

📄 What You’ll Learn:
💼 What are hydrogen offtake agreem...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we take a data-driven look at the global hydrogen economy—what’s working, what’s not, and which production routes will dominate through 2035. No hype, no spin—just economics, technology, and real-world traction.

🌍 Global Market Snapshot:

• 2025 hydrogen market value: $200 billion and growing 8–12% annually.
• 95% of hydrogen still comes from hydrocarbons, mainly steam methane reforming (SMR...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack three pivotal stories shaping hydrogen’s next chapter—from major logistics partnerships and cost-slashing tech breakthroughs to a data-driven look at plant safety and reliability.

🚛 Daimler Truck, Kawasaki, & Hamburg Port: Building the Supply Chain
Daimler is teaming up with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and the Hamburg Port Authority to bring liquid hydrogen imports to life. ...

This week on The Hydrogen Podcast, we cut through the noise to break down the week’s biggest hydrogen headlines—from Europe’s momentum and Asia’s acceleration to America’s funding setbacks. The message is clear: the future of hydrogen belongs to projects built on economic strength and operational discipline.

🇪🇺 Europe’s Hydrogen Surge:

• Plug Power delivers on the H2CAST project and secures another 35 tons of industrial hydrogen ...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we dig deep into three powerful headlines that tell one truth: hydrogen’s future won’t be won by hype or engineering brilliance—it’ll be decided by economics.

🇬🇧 Port Talbot’s £750M Hydrogen Gamble
Wales is betting big on a new £750 million hydrogen production and research hub, promising over 2,000 jobs and a blueprint for industrial transformation. But can it compete on cost? We’ll...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we strip away the noise and focus on what’s real — the true economics, technology, and momentum defining hydrogen in 2025.

Every week brings another symposium, panel, or global energy summit promising the “future of hydrogen,” but behind the photos and promises, where is the real progress? Today, we separate substance from spectacle.

💬 Topics Covered:

• The gap between industry events and...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we break down three major stories transforming the hydrogen landscape—technically, economically, and politically.

✈️ Aviation’s Hydrogen Breakthrough
Airbus UpNext and Toshiba unveil the Cryoprop demonstrator—a 2 MW superconducting electric motor cooled by liquid hydrogen that doubles as both coolant and fuel. With 10x the power density of conventional motors and near-zero electrical res...

In this in-depth episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we follow up on the Trump administration’s $8 billion climate funding cuts and examine what comes next for hydrogen—focusing on the real technologies positioned to thrive in a post-subsidy market.

🔍 What’s Inside:

• The economic fallout from federal hydrogen project cancellations in 16 states
• How these policy shifts reshape the balance between green hydrogen and low-carbon alternati...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack one of the most consequential policy shifts in clean energy history — the Trump administration’s cancellation of $8 billion in climate funding, including major hydrogen initiatives in 16 blue states.

🔥 What Happened
On October 1, 2025, over 220 clean energy projects were halted, including California’s ARCHES hydrogen hub — a cornerstone project expected to unlock $10 billion i...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we dive into three powerful stories shaping hydrogen’s global trajectory:

🇨🇳 China’s Mega Hydrogen Power Plant – Sinopec’s Kuqa facility in Xinjiang is the world’s largest operational green hydrogen plant, producing 20,000+ tons annually with direct solar-to-electrolyzer coupling. We break down the economics, efficiency, and local impact.

🇳🇦 RWE Walks Away from Namibia’s $10B Hydrogen Proj...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we cut through the hype and get real about hydrogen’s global future.

🌍 The Collapse of the Green Hydrogen Bubble
Billions in projects have been canceled across Europe, Australia, and the U.S. due to soaring costs, missed targets, and weak offtake. We explain the economics—why $4–$12/kg green hydrogen couldn’t compete, and why more than $10 billion in projects disappeared in just 18 mont...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we spotlight two groundbreaking developments reshaping the hydrogen sector:

🔹 Plug Power’s Georgia Leap – Their green hydrogen facility just delivered its best month yet, producing 324 metric tons of hydrogen with 97% uptime and 99.7% availability. This proves that hydrogen production can scale reliably and consistently—supplying giants like Walmart, Amazon, and Home Depot. But what do the n...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we dive deep into the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics (UT-CEM) report: “Hydrogen, Air Quality, and Climate Change.”

🔹 The Problem: NOX, SOX, and PM2.5 emissions remain a major global public health risk—causing millions of premature deaths annually.
🔹 The Solutions:

• Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs): Zero tailpipe emissions, immediate health benefits in ports and ur...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we spotlight the technologies and market forces shaping hydrogen’s future.

🔹 HIF Global’s Matagorda Project – A $6B Texas facility producing 1.4 million tonnes of e-methanol per year with U.S.-built electrolyzers from Electric Hydrogen.
🔹 Advanced Electrolyzer Tech – Scalable, modular PEM stacks engineered for efficiency and cost reduction, proudly manufactured in America.
🔹 IEA’...

In this special episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we go beyond the headlines with a deep-dive case study on South Africa’s energy crisis—and hydrogen’s role in building resilience.

⚡ Key Topics Covered

• Grid Reliability in Crisis: Eskom’s reliance on aging coal plants, Stage 6 load shedding, and the economic fallout of outages.
• Hydrogen as a Solution: Long-duration storage, grid backup, and industrial resilience powered by South Afr...

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack three major hydrogen headlines shaping the global energy sector:

💰 Record Investments

• Over $110 billion committed across 500+ hydrogen projects
• $35 billion growth in just one year
• 50% annual growth since 2020, but only for projects with real economics & policy support

🌍 Geo-Hydrogen Discovery

• Massive hydrogen reservoir discovered near the ancient Mussau Trench
• Hundreds ...

In today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we explore four transformative hydrogen stories shaping technology, transport, and energy markets worldwide:

♻️ Korea’s Plasma Torch Breakthrough

• Hydrogen-powered plasma torch hits 2,000°C
• Converts unsorted plastic into ethylene & benzene
• 70–90% yields with 99% purity, almost no emissions
• Potential game-changer for chemical recycling by 2026

⛴ San Francisco’s Hydrogen Ferry “Sea Ch...

Hydrogen just took a real step forward in steel. Utility Global and ArcelorMittal Brazil are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind commercial project at the Juiz de Fora plant: taking blast-furnace gas straight into Utility’s H2Gen reactor to produce hydrogen and concentrate CO₂—inside an existing steelmaking footprint.

In this episode, host Paul Rodden talks with Parker Meeks, President & CEO of Utility Global, about:

• Why ste...

Today’s episode of The Hydrogen Podcast dives into one of the industry’s most critical debates: hydrogen fuel cells vs. lithium batteries—from warehouses to global geopolitics.

🔋 Fuel Cells vs. Lithium Batteries

• Efficiency breakdown: batteries (85–95%) vs. fuel cells (40–60%)
• Refueling vs. charging: minutes vs. hours
• Safety risks: lithium fires, thermal runaway, toxic emissions
• Environmental footprint: mining intensity vs. green hy...