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Hydrogen Valley Podcast

Aalto University

Hydrogen is expected to be a key part of our green energy transition. But we have used hydrogen for over 100 years. Why is there hype around hydrogen now? Are the hopes warranted? What is required to make the hydrogen economy a reality?

In the Hydrogen Valley Podcast, Mikko Heiskala, a visiting researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering at Aalto University interviews researchers and industry experts from the BalticSeaH2 Hydrogen Valley, the European H2 Valley of the Year 2025 to understand what the hydrogen economy is about, its components, and what is needed to make it a reality.

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S1 · E8
August 7 · 37 min
Zooming out: What the future holds for the green hydrogen economy?
The previous episodes have dived into the nitty gritty details of varied topics related hydrogen economy. But a lot has happened in the 6 to 12 months since most of the previous episodes were recorded. The world, the global economy and our joint energ
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August 7 · 42 min
How to ensure social acceptance of green hydrogen transition?
Firms and governments are pushing for hydrogen initiatives for financial gains and to combat climate change, and for good reason: hydrogen can be a key component in our transition to green energy. But do these good ends also reach all? Many of th
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April 21 · 1 hr 1 min
Happy couples, happy valley? Sector coupling and valley model as drivers for hydrogen economy
Green hydrogen is still more expensive than the carbon-intensive alternatives. So called sector couplings or sector integrations are an important way to combat this. These come in varied shapes and sizes. Common to them is that they are best realised
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April 1 · 39 min
Green is good! Replacing gray hydrogen in industry
Hydrogen has been used in many industries for a long time. But the hydrogen has been gray; that is produced from fossil fuels. Replacing gray for green hydrogen in industrial uses could reduce carbon emissions greatly - and doing that seems like the lowe
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February 25 · 43 min
Hydrogenie in the bottle? Infrastructure Needs of Hydrogen Economy.
Hydrogen economy needs supporting infrastructure. Hydrogen is a gas. We have transported and stored various gases in pipes and tanks for well over a century. Is hydrogen somehow different to for example natural gas? Can we reuse existing transmission
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February 4 · 52 min
Nuts and Bolts of Hydrogen Production.
We have known how to produce hydrogen for over 100 years - but mostly relying on carbon-intensive production methods. Currently, greener and cleaner hydrogen production is more expensive. To bring the cost down, we need to scale up the production capa
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January 19 · 1 hr 7 min
Show(el) Me the Money! Hydrogen Regulation, Incentives, and Investments.
Show(el) Me the Money! Hydrogen Regulation, Incentives, and Investments. In addition to being a key part of the green energy transition, the hydrogen economy has been hyped up as a potential gold mine and creator of jobs by industry pundits and govern
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January 19 · 55 min
Hydrogen Economy: Why Now If Not Back Then?
Firms, the EU and national governments are now investing and betting large sums of money on green hydrogen. It is seen as a big component in our urgently needed transition to greener forms of energy to fight climate change. But hydrogen has been used
January 12 · 5 min
Trailer: Hydrogen Valley Podcast
Hydrogen is expected to be a key part of our green energy transition. But we have used hydrogen for over 100 years. Why is there hype around hydrogen now? Are the hopes warranted? What is required to make the hydrogen economy a reality? In the soon to

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