Word from the Biden administration that the U.S. will invest $7 billion to create seven regional hydrogen hubs may have left some Americans wondering how such facilities can help in the flight against climate change.The White House calls the development of clean hydrogen 'essential' in weaning the country off fossil fuels and achieving the government's goal achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in by 2050. Here's what to know about hydrogen energy.
'Is there a cleaner way to produce hydrogen?A relatively new technological development known as green hydrogen is produced using electricity from renewable sources, which limits carbon emissions. It can also be produced using natural gas with carbon capture. Longer term, the idea is to use solar energy and biomass to more directly generate hydrogen as new technologies make alternative production methods competitive with other energy sources.