The Truth Behind Hydrogen’s Big Promise – What Went Wrong and What Comes Next

In this episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we unpack the Forbes article “What Happened to the Hydrogen Economy?” by Robert Rapier and break down the five reasons hydrogen hasn’t revolutionized the energy sector—yet. From the broken promises of Bush-era policy to the economics of modern hydrogen production, we explore what went wrong, and more importantly, what’s next. We spotlight low-cost, low-carbon intensity (CI) hydrogen production methods—steam methane reforming (SMR) with carbon capture, ...