So, what’s the big deal with hydrogen?

There is an extensive wealth of reports available on hydrogen today. But here are a few good primers to get you started:
 The IEA is a great initial starting point. Their latest report on “The Future of Hydrogen” is the best regarded report in this field, while their website has a wealth of information on projects, deployments and cost considerations: https://www.iea.org/topics/hydrogen/resources/
 Another excellent overview of hydrogen projects, largely in the European context, comes from the World Energy Councils “New Hydrogen Economy: Hype or Hope” report. https://www.worldenergy.org/publications/2019/world-energy-insights-brief-new-hydrogen-economy-hype-or-hope/
 Perhaps the most famous report in recent times on hydrogen is the 2017 Hydrogen Council report “Hydrogen scaling up”, which is a vision document on how large the potential hydrogen market could be: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwiklp2sp8jjAhVNSRUIHWk5AQYQFjABegQIARAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhydrogencouncil.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F11%2FHydrogen-scaling-up-Hydrogen-Council.pdf&usg=AOvVaw20OMo_avhu5Xmmc-gj-QXk
 To see the Hydrogen value proposition for the hard to abate sectors see the Energy Transition Commission’s Mission Possible report, 2 page summary link here: 
http://www.energy-transitions.org/sites/default/files/ETC_Mission_Possible-2-page_summary.pdf
 For more specific projects and technologies, the following documents may also be of interest:
The role of hydrogen gas turbines: https://www.naturalgasworld.com/the-pure-hydrogen-gas-turbine-is-coming-gas-transitions-70851 
Hydrogen in the Netherlands: http://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/the-netherlands-could-be-home-to-a-100-mw-renewable-hydrogen-production-plant/8537778/  
Recent market acquisitions: https://www.ibj.com/articles/74407-cummins-to-acquire-canadian-hydrogen-fuel-cell-maker-for-290m 
German govt support: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/hydrogen-focus-german-government-funding-real-world-test-projects