Decarb Connect

Chris Kroeker, Emerging Technology Program Manager, NW Natural joins Alex to discuss how a gas utility in Portland, Oregon is planning for a network built on hydrogen.

Show Notes

How does a gas utility transition to a clean energy network? Chris Kroeker, Emerging Technology Program Manager of NW Natural, joins Alex to discuss how his company (a gas utility based in Oregon) is transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen.  
 
The conversation explores the need for any transition to deliver economical decarbonization in order to keep industrial clients and jobs in state – and we look at the roadmap to NW offering hydrogen at scale. Find out how NW looks at the opportunities and the challenges around blue and green hydrogen, and the range of plans and resources needed to deliver it. Explore how the business model for hydrogen could work and hear about the step by step approach Chris and his organisation is taking. 
 
Show Links: 
www.NWNatural.com
www.decarbconnect.com 

Thanks to Sassy at Janno Media for production on this epsiode.
 

What is Decarb Connect?

Examining the strategies and deployments around decarbonisation in hard to abate sectors, we speak with CEOs, heads of corporate strategy, CTOs, Innovation/R&D, project directors & heads of carbon management from around the world. Hosted by Alex Cameron of the Decarbonization Leaders Network and Decarb Connect & produced by Janno Media.