Fixed-Income Investor Presentation
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HYDROGEN PROCESS
Energy Source
Electricity is generated from
various sources
Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen is produced through
different processes
Energy Distribution
Hydrogen stores energy until it's
ready to be used
End Uses
Hydrogen helps decarbonize
fuel supplies
Electrolysis
H
Green hydrogen
Blue hydrogen
Clean
hydrogen¹
Electricity
Renewables
Nuclear
Other clean energy
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Methane reforming
With carbon capture, usage and
storage (CCS or CCUS)
ELECTRICITY GRID
Storage
EXISTING NATURAL GAS SYSTEM
Blending
Added to natural gas supply
Natural Gas
Distribution
Power generation
Enables lower cost wind and solar to
increase system resilience
100% Hydrogen Systems
Ideal for industrial
Clean hydrogen is defined in the federal Inflation Reduction Act as having an emissions profile of 4kgCO2e/kgH2 or less.
Fuel
Energy storage
Synthetic fuel
Engines/turbines
Heating
⚫ Homes
⚫ Businesses
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Industry
Industrial
energy use
Metals refining
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• Petroleum and
oil refining
Ammonia/fertilizer
⚫ Food processing
Transportation
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Electric vehicles
Shipping
Trains
Heavy transport
⚫ Aviation
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