Mitsubishi Power Americas Inc. is on a mission to build out a “hub-and-spoke” network of infrastructure to produce, transport and store low-carbon hydrogen in North America, CEO Paul Browning said recently.

The company’s large-scale hydrogen partnerships include what it touted as the largest green energy storage project and the largest blue hydrogen project in North America in announcing a partnership with Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Mitsubishi Power has retained Citi “to explore growth financing options” for the massive buildout.

Hydrogen is seen as a key element of the energy transition because of its versatility as an emissions-free fuel at the point of combustion, and as a vessel of energy that may be converted to electricity when fed through a fuel...