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Dan Esposito
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Manager, Fuels & Chemicals Program, @energyinnovation.org | Focus: smart policy design for hydrogen, carbon capture, biomass, and e-fuels | Opinions my own | Denver 🏔️
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Dan Esposito @danespo14.bsky.social · Aug 28
🚨NEW: We published a paper titled Hydrogen Policy's Narrow Path: Delusions & Solutions. It's dense with information but organized for readability, including a series of standalone 2-page overviews covering 12 potential hydrogen end uses.
energyinnovation.org/publication/...
A graphic titled "Hydrogen's competitive prospects for decarbonization by end-use sector." It arranges a series of potential hydrogen end uses by prospect score. "Excellent" includes refining and ammonia. "Good" includes primary steel, aviation (long-haul), marine shipping (long-haul), and petrochemicals. "Uncertain" includes seasonal electricity storage and aviation (short-haul). "Poor" includes heavy-duty vehicles, industrial process heat, and marine shipping (short-haul). "Terrible" includes day-to-day power generation, light-duty vehicles, and buildings.
danespo14.bsky.social
How do we allow (not to mention fund & suppress criticism of) such slaughter--and similar atrocities over the last 20 months and beyond? We all need to speak out more--to save innocent lives and stop the theft of our souls. From Omar El Akkad in "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This"
There is an impulse in moments like this to appeal to self-interest. To say: These horrors you are allowing to happen, they will come to your doorstep one day; to repeat the famous phrase about who they came for first and who they'll come for next. But this appeal cannot, in matter of fact, work. If the people well served by a system that condones such butchery ever truly believed the same butchery could one day be inflicted on them, they'd tear the system down tomorrow. And anyway, by the time such a thing happens, the rest of us will already be dead. No, there is no terrible thing coming for you in some distant future, but know that a terrible thing is happening to you *now*. You are being asked to kill off a part of you that would otherwise scream in opposition to injustice. You are being asked to dismantle the machinery of a functioning conscience. Who cares if diplomatic expediency prefers you shrug away the sight of dismembered children? Who cares if great distance from the bloodstained middle allows obliviousness. Forget pity, forget even the dead if you must, but at least fight against the theft of your soul. --From "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad
June 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
danespo14.bsky.social
Join @energyinnovation.org and the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator on Weds. June 25 at 10am for a webinar covering our new Regulating Hydrogen paper, including discussion with a panel of regulators from British Columbia, Chile, and New York State:

energyinnovation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Regulating Hydrogen: A Primer for Energy Regulators. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join Energy Innovation, the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator, and esteemed regulators from British Columbia, Chile, and New York State on June 25, 10:00 a.m. ET for a virtual discussion on how...
energyinnovation.zoom.us
June 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is actually One Big Expensive Bill that, if passed as is, will do major damage to the U.S. economy, harm workers and families, and put the U.S. in the backseat when it comes to global competitiveness. The team at @energyinnovation.org modeled it, here's what we found:
June 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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New research from my colleagues out today looking at the environmental and social impacts of food crop-based biofuels in the US, where we now use >30% of the corn supply and >40% of the soybean oil supply (on tens of millions of acres of prime cropland) to produce only ~6% of US transport fuel. 🧪
Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate
The expansion of biofuel production as an alternative fuel source not only raises questions about sustainability, but about economic inequities among Midwestern small farmers.
www.wri.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
danespo14.bsky.social
I wrote about why we started our new Fuels & Chemicals program--encompassing hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture, and their derivatives--at @energyinnovation.org, and why the timing felt right to do so. Check out the full Substack post:

thepowerline.substack.com/p/clean-fuel...
“Clean” Fuels Policy is a Mess. It’s Time to Get Things on Track.
Our new Fuels & Chemicals program will align hydrogen, biofuels, and carbon capture policy with climate realities
thepowerline.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
danespo14.bsky.social
The hydrogen hype cycle has confused the industry's growth trajectory--with implications for electric and gas utilities. @oboylemm.bsky.social and I worked with the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator on a new @energyinnovation.org hydrogen regulation paper:
energyinnovation.org/report/regul...
A graphic titled "Hydrogen Regulatory Overview." It includes two concentric circles. The inner circle is orange with the sub-title "issues in energy regulators' purview." It includes four bubbles labeled "electricity systems," "natural gas systems," "hydrogen infrastructure," and "pipeline and appliance safety," each with illustrative icons. The outer circle is blue with the sub-title "other issues affecting hydrogen's growth." It includes four bubbles labeled "government policy goals," "emissions accounting schemes," "local air pollution," and "water consumption," again with each having its own illustrative icon. An Energy Innovation watermark logo is included in the bottom-left corner.
June 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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One Big Beautiful Bill, or One Big Blackout Bill?

Killing clean energy tax credits threatens 150 GW of new wind, solar, and battery storage right as surging power demand means America needs new energy more than ever.

Passing the bill could crash our grid.

www.realclearenergy.org/articles/202...
One Big Blackout Bill? The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Grid Reliability
Early on May 22, the House of Representatives passed its 2025 budget reconciliation bill, which would abruptly end the technology-neutral clean energy tax credits, making any renewable or storage reso
www.realclearenergy.org
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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sarabaldwin.bsky.social
Happy Earth Day!! 🌍 Consider how remarkable this planet is. Among all the planets, we live on this one. This is our home. Our beautiful, brilliant orb and all its life forms are worth protecting, preserving, conserving, regenerating, restoring, and replenishing. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/happy-e...
Happy Earth Day from NOAA Satellites
NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also happened to be the year the first official Earth Day took place!
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
April 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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silviomarcacci.bsky.social
A huge energy story is unfolding in Pueblo, CO - with big implications for our state's grid, climate goals, and energy costs.

An "energy park" could help Colorado replace coal and lead US innovation. Me with @michelle-solomon.bsky.social
#COleg #COpolitics
www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/repl...
Replace Comanche coal with renewable 'energy park', not unproven nuclear | PODIUM
Pueblo made headlines in 2022 when EVRAZ built a massive solar array to power its Rocky Mountain Steel plant, creating the world’s first solar-powered steel mill, ending 140 years of
www.coloradopolitics.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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brendan.bsky.social
🚨 The largest federal program helping low income households pay their energy bills no longer has any staff.
April 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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coloradosun.com
Colorado utility bills could rise, emissions cuts would be slowed if Trump ends clean energy tax credits
Colorado utility bills could rise, emissions cuts would be slowed if Trump ends clean energy tax credits
GOP Reps. Gabe Evans, Jeff Hurd join fight to protect federal energy tax credits behind $3.7B in projects and investment in their districts
coloradosun.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
📣 BREAKING: The UK Climate Change Committee now says there’s no role for hydrogen in building heating.

That’s study #61 on my list showing little to no role for hydrogen in heating—up from 54 in my meta-review from Dec 2023: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee (ITIAC) released our first report containing recommendations on how DOE can accelerate a transition to clean, competitive U.S. #manufacturing. Check it out at: www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...
www.energy.gov
January 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
danespo14.bsky.social
Want a deeper dive into what made it into the final 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit rules? In a new blog, we share six insights on the electrolytic hydrogen side, covering pros/cons for emissions integrity, investment risk, and industry viability:

energyinnovation.org/expert-voice...
What To Know About Final 45V Tax Credit Rules For Electrolytic Hydrogen: A Win For Consumers, Industry, And Climate • Energy Innovation
Treasury's final ruling on 45V tax credits for hydrogen provides a compromise for all sides and creates green guidelines.
energyinnovation.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
danespo14.bsky.social
NEW: The U.S. Treasury's final 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit rules are out. In my new @latitudemedia.bsky.social op-ed, I argue these rules are a remarkable compromise that can spur a domestic clean hydrogen industry--but stakeholders must unite:

www.latitudemedia.com/news/clean-h...
Clean hydrogen rules can catalyze growth — if industry unites behind them
The final 45V rules provide much-needed business certainty. Seeking late changes would only bring uncertainty and years of delay.
www.latitudemedia.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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It's the moment you've been waiting for... a new 2,000 words (ok its a bit more) from me on the 45V hydrogen tax credit. Except this time we have final rules!
"3 Pillars" are still in...sort of. Path for existing nuclear, w/ 200 mw cap per reactor. More details inside ⤵️ heatmap.news/climate/fina...
There’s Something for (Almost) Everyone in the Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules
The Biden administration is hoping they’ll be a starting gun for the industry. The industry may or may not be fully satisfied.
heatmap.news
January 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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energyinnovation.org
🤔Curious about what our Reports #Wrapped2024 looks like?
energyinnovation.org/research-res...
December 5, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM
danespo14.bsky.social
🚨NEW: We published a paper titled Hydrogen Policy's Narrow Path: Delusions & Solutions. It's dense with information but organized for readability, including a series of standalone 2-page overviews covering 12 potential hydrogen end uses.
energyinnovation.org/publication/...
A graphic titled "Hydrogen's competitive prospects for decarbonization by end-use sector." It arranges a series of potential hydrogen end uses by prospect score. "Excellent" includes refining and ammonia. "Good" includes primary steel, aviation (long-haul), marine shipping (long-haul), and petrochemicals. "Uncertain" includes seasonal electricity storage and aviation (short-haul). "Poor" includes heavy-duty vehicles, industrial process heat, and marine shipping (short-haul). "Terrible" includes day-to-day power generation, light-duty vehicles, and buildings.
August 28, 2024 at 11:47 PM
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Super interesting #DailyPaper on sorting useful hydrogen applications from nonsense.

I really like the sector buckets, with "terrible" meaning "like using champagne to water a lawn" 🍾🍾🍾

Also great 2 pagers on each of these end-users, with prospects and cost/environmental/social considerations.
Hydrogen's competitive prospects for decarbonization by end-use sector
August 27, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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energyinnovation.org
Today @danespo14.bsky.social released a new paper: #Hydrogen Policy’s Narrow Path: Delusions & Solutions.
#Hydrogen is important for achieving our #climate goals, but only if it is implemented cleanly and used properly.
energyinnovation.org/publication/...
Hydrogen Policy's Narrow Path: Delusions And Solutions - Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology
Hydrogen policy that isn't carefully designed can reverse, delay, or raise emission reduction costs while failing environmental justice goals, potentially dooming the hydrogen industry.
energyinnovation.org
August 27, 2024 at 4:03 PM
danespo14.bsky.social
Despite loud voices trying to frame it as such, the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit debate has never been industry vs enviros. In my op-ed for The Hill, I explain why many developers agree strong guardrails are a must for growing a lasting H2 industry:

thehill.com/opinion/4459...
Loose 45V guidance would backfire on taxpayers, clean hydrogen, and climate
By standing firm, Treasury can ensure funds promote innovation and cultivate a robust industry vital to combatting the climate crisis—not exacerbate pollution and fatten corporate wallets.
thehill.com
February 12, 2024 at 4:28 PM