Published: Thursday, December 10, 2020
Long Ridge Energy Natural gas plant in Ohio. Photo credit: Long Ridge Energy
Developers of a natural gas plant (pictured) in Ohio plan to blend 5% hydrogen in the fuel stream when the plant comes online next fall with the goal of converting to 100% hydrogen by 2030. Long Ridge Energy
A wave of new natural gas-fired power plants is taking shape across Ohio, signaling an energy transition underway in the region as cheap, abundant shale gas undercuts the profitability of coal and nuclear energy.
One of these new plants, though, may not only represent the current state of Ohio s fossil fuel-heavy energy mix but be the vanguard of a green hydrogen future if developers can execute their ambitious vision.