[FRIAM] Fwd: International firm to invest $254M in ABQ hydrogen factory -- ABQ Journal

[Marcus Daniels]

Back to growing fungus, I guess.

From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Merle Lefkoff
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2022 8:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: International firm to invest $254M in ABQ hydrogen factory -- ABQ Journal

Oh, please, Frank!  I guess I need to show you a bit more about why this is a bad idea.  (Or maybe you're pulling my leg.). See below from my "bad climate mitigation notes" file and be better informed.

First, the color code.  "Green" hydrogen, produced by electrolysis is expensive, so it's produced by steam reforming--cheaper, but it uses natural gas as a feedstock and produces "grey" hydrogen which contributes nothing to climate change mitigation.  But "grey" can become "blue" hydrogen when the CO2 is captured by carbon storage techniques that are very doubtful on many levels.

Also darn, atmospheric hydrogen sequesters hydroxyl radicals responsible for the removal of methane.  Uh-oh!  There is even more interference when hydrogen combines with oxygen in the stratosphere to form water vapor, which also contributes to climate change. Finally, the entire process of hydrogen production, transport, distribution, storage and use is affected by common leaks that release gas into the atmosphere.  This is one of the biggest problems among many, and it also seems to be under-reported and not well understood by people looking for easy answers.

Like you, dear Frank.


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On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 8:57 PM Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com<mailto:wimberly3 at gmail.com>> wrote:
I am a former pilot.  I think this is an excellent idea.  Don't confuse hydrogen with hydrogen bombs.  Burning hydrogen produces water, not CO2.
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Frank C. Wimberly
140 Calle Ojo Feliz,
Santa Fe, NM 87505

505 670-9918
Santa Fe, NM

On Thu, Mar 10, 2022, 8:53 PM Merle Lefkoff <merlelefkoff at gmail.com<mailto:merlelefkoff at gmail.com>> wrote:
I need assurance from somebody--anybody--that this is an incredibly bad idea from a governor who drank some fatally spiked Kool-Aid.

International firm to invest $254M in ABQ hydrogen factory

“This project puts New Mexico and Universal Hydrogen at the center of the global effort to decarbonize transportation and aviation in particular,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement. “Hydrogen, solar, wind and alternative energy are job-rich industries and New Mexico’s partnerships with these companies are part of a forward-thinking model to create a robust and diversified economy, while being a part of the solution when it comes to a changing climate.”

BY KEVIN ROBINSON-AVILA / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER<https://www.abqjournal.com/author/krobinson-avila>
PUBLISHED: THURSDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2022 AT 2:47PM
UPDATED: THURSDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2022 AT 2:52PM
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Universal Hydrogen — an international company with modular hydrogen storage technology for planes, ground transportation and heavy manufacturing — will invest $254 million in a new manufacturing and distribution center at the Albuquerque International Sunport, potentially employing up to 500 people, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday afternoon.The state will contribute $10 million in Local Economic Development Act funding for the project, which could have a $700 million economic impact here over the next 10 years, according to the Governor’s Office, which held a news conference Thursday at Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town to announce the project.







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