Baker Hughes' new factory
Plumbing the hydrogen economy
Baker Hughes has made a strategic investment in manufacturing products that facilitate the transport of hydrogen and other energy transition-related gases
The buildout of the hydrogen economy is about far more than just headline-grabbing new electolyser plants, turbine installations or carbon capture and storage facilities. A wide range of technology and components must be created or reengineered to meet the specific demands of hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Baker Hughes is strategically investing for growth in non-metallic materials that its customers require for the energy transition. Hatem Haidar, global vice president of flexible pipe systems – onshore, Baker Hughes, speaks to Hydrogen Economist about the challenges presented by the hydrogen economy and what his company is working on in this space. One recent related launch was of a flexible
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