Firms, the EU and national governments are now investing and betting large sums of money on green hydrogen. It is seen as a big component in our urgently needed transition to greener forms of energy to fight climate change.
But hydrogen has been used in industry for over a hundred years. Why are we pinning our hopes on green hydrogen now? Is the hype warranted? What’s different now?
Episode guests:
Mika Järvinen, Associate professor, Aalto University
Simo Säynevirta, Head of H2 Springboard ecosystem, ABB
Samuel Cross PhD, Coordinator, Hydrogen Innovation Center, Aalto University
Hydrogen Valley Podcast is scripted, recorded, edited, mixed, and hosted by Mikko Heiskala, a visiting researcher at Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University.
Episode interviews were recorded in late April 2025.
The podcast has received financial support from the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University.
BalticSeaH2 Hydrogen Valley -project, is co-funded by the European Union through Clean Hydrogen Partnership and its members. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
The podcast tune song is Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod:
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"Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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