On December 13, 2022, GTI Energy and S&P Global Commodity Insights announced that new stakeholders have joined the Open Hydrogen Initiative (OHI).[1] OHI, led by GTI Energy, S&P Global Commodity Insights, and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is a collaboration that aims to further transparency into the environmental impact of hydrogen production and help unlock its full potential as a fuel alternative and driver of the energy transition. OHI will build measurement protocols and a tool for calculating emissions of a given kilogram of hydrogen at the facility level. In September 2022, the initiative began looking into the blind spots and gaps in current models for emissions accounting. OHI’s conveners hope to have a beta version of the measurement tool completed by the fourth quarter of 2023 so it can be demonstrated on hydrogen production facilities in the U.S.

Industry members of the initiative now include EQT, National Grid, Shell, ExxonMobil, Dominion Energy, LanzaTech, Equinor, Duke Energy, DTE, and Southwest Gas Corporation. Other members include the Clean Air Task Force, The University of Newcastle Australia, Queen Mary University of London, Columbia University, Stanford University’s Hydrogen Initiative, Bipartisan Policy Center, Center for Houston’s Future, Government of Alberta, Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition, and Hydrogen Forward.

[1] https://www.gti.energy/global-energy-leaders-join-open-hydrogen-initiative/