Charley, it's no coincidence the only significant investment in the "hydrogen economy" comes from oil companies, in particular Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron.

The business model is not complicated: from a feedstock of extracted "natural gas" (methane), they will use the steam reformation process to separate hydrogen from methane, with a well-to-wheels carbon emissions footprint as bad or worse than refining gasoline from oil.

In other words, it's a scam - typical of Shell's dirty dealings in other developing countries, where the company operates outside the purview of regulators.

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