SDG 13: Climate Action

Grey, blue, green – why are there so many colours of hydrogen?

green hydrogen can be produced and converted using renewable energy, like these wind farms

Producing more green hydrogen could play a vital role in reaching net zero by 2050. Image:  Unsplash/Karsten Würth

Natalie Marchant
Writer, Forum Agenda
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this diagram shows how green hydrogen can be produced, converted and used across the energy system.
How green hydrogen can be produced, converted and used across the energy system. Image: International Renewable Energy Agency

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Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical structure in the universe. Image: International Renewable Energy Agency

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Grey, blue, green and more – the many colours of hydrogen. Image: International Renewable Energy Agency

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