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H” is for hydrogen, the lightest element, and the element that bears the atomic number 1. And for Alan Alexander it’s quickly rising toward “Number 1” in his energy transition practice.

Alexander, a partner at Vinson & Elkins in Houston, has developed an intimate familiarity with H and its molecular form H₂. So much so that he’s the lead author for a white paper that outlines both the potential and the potential pitfalls in an industry-wide effort to produce cleaner forms of hydrogen across the refining process, as well as uses for the highly combustible element as its own clean power source.