
, Home About The Author Steven Novella , MD Recent Comments Topic Suggestions Archive for December , 2024 Dec 05 2024 Power-To-X and Climate Change Policy Published by Steven Novella under Technology What is Power-to-X PtX It’s just a fancy marketing term for green hydrogen using green energy , like wind , solar , nuclear , or hydroelectric , to make hydrogen from water . This process does not release any CO2, just oxygen , and when the hydrogen is burned back with that oxygen it creates only water as a byproduct . Essentially hydrogen is being used as an energy storage medium . This whole process does not create energy , it uses energy . The wind and solar etc . are what create the energy . The X” refers to all the potential applications of hydrogen , from fuel to fertilizer . Part of the