Emily manages a broad portfolio of stakeholder relations at Koloma, including federal grants, environmental analyses, and nonprofit and agency partnerships. She was previously a Fellow at ARPA-E, where she spearheaded the agency’s initial efforts in geologic hydrogen. She has a PhD in materials science from Rice University where she studied hydrogen and carbon nanomaterials production from methane pyrolysis.
The emerging clean hydrogen market is increasingly focused on quantifying the real environmental impact of hydrogen supply chains. Only with demonstrable emissions reductions can hydrogen’s promise as a key asset in the path to deep decarbonization be realized. What’s more, recent policy frameworks are defining clean hydrogen or tying incentives for hydrogen production to hydrogen’s emissions impact. Therefore, promoting a sustainable clean hydrogen industry necessitates understanding and quantifying the real emissions impacts of hydrogen supply chains. In this vein, Life Cycle Analyses (LCAs) are a critical framework to quantify emissions. This talk will give a brief overview for conducting an LCA for geologic hydrogen production and discuss how understanding the real emissions impacts of geologic hydrogen production can help guide exploration and business strategies.
KOLOMA
Senior Technical Analyst, Clean Energy Enthusiast