Southern Co., GTI Energy
Joanne Mello is VP-Corporate Sustainability at Southern Company Gas. Kristine Wiley is Vice President of the Hydrogen Technology Center at GTI Energy. Former Idaho PUC Chair Paul Kjellander is Senior Advisor at Public Utilities Fortnightly.
The day hydrogen becomes a ubiquitous energy source eagerly is awaited by all in the energy and utilities industry. The devil is indeed found in the details, but the good news is that much research and development is going on.
That is why PUF brought together a team of experts to examine the latest with this colorless, odorless, tasteless, flammable gaseous substance that is the simplest member of the family of chemical elements, with an atomic number of 1. Tech expert, check. Utilities expert, check. Regulatory expert, check.
PUF's Steve Mitnick sat down with Southern Company's Joanne Mello, GTI Energy's Kristine Wiley, and former Idaho PUC Chair Paul Kjellander. Strategies, costs, early projects, technologies, hydrogen hubs, you name it, and you will find that it's talked about here.
PUF's Steve Mitnick: Why is there so much interest in the potential for hydrogen to serve as a major energy source?
Joanne Mello: We're excited about the opportunity for clean hydrogen to support decarbonization. It's about opportunities in support of our net-zero objectives at Southern Company and Southern Company Gas, but also looking at opportunities to support our customers in their decarbonization objectives.