Can North Africa power Europe’s green future?

Electrical transmission towers are pictured near the Mohammedia thermal power plant in Mohammedia near Casablanca. (AFP)

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The global sprint to net-zero remains hobbled by an inconvenient truth: Elemental hydrogen, the fuel of tomorrow’s heavy industry and shipping, is a logistics nightmare. It embrittles steel, leaks through the finest of seals, and boils off uncontrollably during maritime transit. Moreover, carrying pure hydrogen across seas in cryogenic tankers eats up nearly a third of the energy it contains.