Water Scarcity Could Derail Biden’s Green Hydrogen Plans

Proposed green hydrogen hubs along the U.S. Gulf Coast would require a lot of fresh water in drought-prone areas, so clean hydrogen production may need costly and environmentally-damaging desalination plants, activist groups have told Reuters.   As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Biden Administration last year opened applications for a $7 billion program to create regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across the United States. “These H2Hubs are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lay the foundation for the clean…