Northwest Natural producing ‘turquoise hydrogen’ and cutting carbon emissions in the process

PORTLAND, Ore. — Northwest Natural, which delivers natural gas to around two million people across Oregon and Southwest Washington, is taking steps to curb carbon emissions by stripping it our of their gas feed. They've partnered with Modern Hydrogen, a clean energy company based in Seattle, which has perfected a form of methane pyrolysis that breaks down natural gas into its principle elements of carbon and hydrogen.
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