Environment & Energy

Hydrogen produced from wind/solar can be green, if the total energy involved in building and operating and eventually decommissioning the production site is net positive.

The potential for "Power-to-X" (P2X) of wind/solar is that "fuel extraction" and processing is relatively green (no destructive fracking, oilspills, radioactive or toxic mine tailings, pipeline leaks, etc). Likewise, there is much less climate destroying waste product as in fossil fuel, or dangerous-forever toxic waste as in nuclear.

The environmental costs of fossil fuels are unacceptable.

The overall social, economic costs and environmental risks (including waste handing, effectively forever) of nuclear are high and in some countries, prohibitive.

The social and economic costs of alternative energy are high, but the potential may exceed costs, as shown by the growth of use and the tremendous increase of innovation in alternative energy around the world. Combined with existing technology of the offshore industry, alternative energy has a viable path to very large scale use.