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Houston is shaping up as a dominant player in the push to bring hydrogen into the nation’s clean energy mix.
“We believe Houston is the epicenter of what could be a very exciting hydrogen hub that could expand to the entire Gulf Coast region,” Brett Perlman, CEO of the nonprofit Center for Houston’s Future, said as part of a panel exploring the role of regional hydrogen hubs during a Reuters webinar in July. “We’re already an energy capital and have a lot of the assets already.”
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