{"id":2524,"date":"2016-04-29T10:03:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T14:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=2524"},"modified":"2016-04-29T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T14:03:06","slug":"happy-earth-day-2040-andy-marsh-looks-at-the-future-of-hydrogen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/blog\/happy-earth-day-2040-andy-marsh-looks-at-the-future-of-hydrogen\/","title":{"rendered":"“Happy Earth Day 2040\u201d \u2013 Andy Marsh Looks at the Future of Hydrogen"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Andy Marsh, CEO, Plug Power<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well we\u2019re not quite to 2040 yet, but on Earth Day 2016, I visited Texas, a place I called home for twenty years, to drive home what it will take to make hydrogen fuel cells the leading power source over the next quarter of a century.<\/p>\n

I spoke last Friday at the Hydrogen Energy in Texas Summit, held at the Embarcadero Building at Fair Park in Dallas, where other business, government and NGO energy stakeholders gathered to explore the future of hydrogen.<\/p>\n

I took the opportunity to remind everyone that hydrogen and fuel cells present an opportunity to businesses to go green without breaking the bank. In fact, hydrogen and fuel cells are allowing major companies, some in Texas, the opportunity to increase their productivity and reduce operational costs, all while lowering their greenhouse gas emissions. Let\u2019s take a look into my presentation<\/a> to understand the big picture.<\/p>\n

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The foundation of my predictions for the future is based on the growth and success of Plug Power whose mission is to \u201cchange the way the world moves.\u201d Plug Power has created a market for fuel cells in material handling applications where one did not previously exist. This first-mover advantage has allowed the company to garner:<\/p>\n