



Petrochemical companies already produce H2 for fertilizer and chemicals. Hydrogen was the belle of the ball by far, as scientists celebrated its ubiquity and versatility. Some technologies and companies have a head start capturing some of that capital. You can do a lot with $1 trillion a year. The new technologies presented were definitely more interesting than the anodyne “investor relations” speeches, solely intended to boost stock prices. The biggest revelation at CERAWeek 2023, one of the world’s most important energy conferences, was the low turnout for the oil and gas CEO speeches and the standing-room-only crowds for clean technology entrepreneurs. Leanora Benkato/Contributor Show More Show Less The “Climate Criminals” parade and protest was hosted by the Permian Gulf Coast Coalition and ‘Save Texas’ campaign to bring attention to the negative impacts of fossil fuel pollution on Texas and Louisiana communities. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, where the CERAweek energy conference is taking place, on March 8, 2023. Leanora Benkato/Contributor Show More Show Less 6 of6 Environmental protestor Lu Aya sings a song about climate change resistance across the street from the George R. Yi-Chin Lee/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of6 Environmental protestors gather across the street from the George R. Energy Secretary Jennifer Ganholm speaks at CERAWeek by S&P Global Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Hilton-Americas in Houston. Michael Wyke/Contributor Show More Show Less 4 of6 U.S. Michael Wyke/Contributor Show More Show Less 3 of6 An attendee climbs into the cabin of a Freightliner semi-truck, converted to run on hydrogen, during the “ride and drive” demonstration of Hydrogen fuels technology before a pilot program begins for the vehicles at the Port of Houston Tuesday, Dec. Michael Wyke/Contributor Show More Show Less 2 of6 A Freightliner semi-truck, converted to run on hydrogen, passes in front of the portable fuel trailer during the “ride and drive” demonstration of Hydrogen fuels technology before a pilot program begins for the vehicles at the Port of Houston Tuesday, Dec. Brown Convention center Tuesday, Main Houston. 1 of6 Sean Strawbridge, left, CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi, during a dialogue session titled ÒPort Hydrogen Infrastruture: A key niche?Ó at CERAweek 2023, held at the Hilton Americas and George R.
