Wind and solar power are the main focus in the fight against climate change, but there are sources of greenhouse gases they can’t clean up. Manufacturing steel, cement and chemicals Continue Reading
A technology that can capture greenhouse gases from wide swaths of the economy is gaining momentum after years of slow growth. Carbon capture, utilization and storage projects worth $27 billion are Continue Reading
Officials at chemical giant BASF and investor-owned utility Southern California Edison are moving the energy transition forward through efforts such as electrifying steam cracker technology, increased use of hydrogen and Continue Reading
European planemaker Airbus SE unveiled three designs it’s studying to build hydrogen-powered aircraft as it races to bring a zero-carbon passenger plane into service by 2035. The approaches include a turbofan jet Continue Reading
The U.K. government is starting to draw up a plan to create a “world-leading” hydrogen market that can help meet its goal to zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Continue Reading
Russian gas producer and LNG exporter Novatek is looking into the viability of commercial hydrogen production from methane, its CFO Mark Gyetvay said Sept. 8. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber Continue Reading
France’s 7 billion-euro ($8.3 billion) plan to use clean hydrogen in industrial processes and transport will cut the country’s carbon dioxide output in 2030 by the equivalent of the annual emissions Continue Reading
China is going a step further in its generous support for hydrogen cars in the form of a package of policies aimed at improving the hydrogen fuel cell car supply Continue Reading
From a rarely mentioned, modest member of the renewable energy family to a headline-hogging clickbait, hydrogen has quickly turned from a prop to a star. There is a good reason Continue Reading
The federal government of Canada and the provincial government of Alberta are each drafting hydrogen strategies to reduce emissions, which, in the case of Alberta, would allow it to cut Continue Reading
An analysis finds that shunning the use of hydrogen made from fossil fuels completely in the EU would spike the cost of “green hydrogen” for decades. (Bloomberg) — Producing hydrogen Continue Reading
U.S. utilities are increasingly exploring the use of what is called green hydrogen made from wind and solar energy to reduce emissions from power plants and pipelines. The early investments by Continue Reading
Producing hydrogen from renewable power only could drive up its price over the coming decades as the gas becomes the low-carbon fuel of choice for the European Union. As the Continue Reading
Steel is arguably the single most important resource when it comes to constructing infrastructure. From roads, to railways and the skeleton of most buildings, it is at the very heart Continue Reading
Less than a decade ago energy companies scoffed at Chile’s drive to develop its renewables sector, rejecting it as too expensive even though the Andean country boasts some of the Continue Reading
Over the past decade, the European Union has widely been viewed as being ahead of the renewables curve, and it recently-launched new hydrogen strategy has only served to cement its Continue Reading
Acceptance is the first step to recovery. One of the world’s dirtiest industries seems to have taken this tenet of the 12-step program to heart. It knows it has a Continue Reading
The aviation industry is under pressure to do something about the immense amount of carbon emissions its engines generate. The output is accelerating many times faster than from sectors such Continue Reading
Announcements of plans and projects for hydrogen-based energy are appearing with ever scale and ambition in Europe and Asia . The United States, in contrast, is not seeing the same Continue Reading
Germany’s Dillinger and Saarstahl steel group announced Aug. 21 the start of the first hydrogen-based steel production in Europe’s biggest steel market to help cut carbon emissions. Receive daily email Continue Reading
The idea of producing cleaner-burning hydrogen to rid the world of fossil fuels is gaining traction in the unlikeliest of places: Alberta, home of the infamously dirty oil sands. Better known Continue Reading
The New South Wales government approved the eastern Australian state’s first hydrogen gas facility on Aug. 12 that could potentially supply gas to greater Sydney by 2025. Receive daily email Continue Reading
The US nuclear fleet must adapt to the growing renewable generation being added to the electric grid and the resulting power price decline by operating flexibly and making hydrogen, industry Continue Reading
Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, has been stealing the spotlight from EVs and renewables lately. From a sort of boutique car fuel a couple of decades ago, Continue Reading
Hydrogen-powered vehicles could soon be more common on the streets of Australia’s biggest city after Hyundai Motor Co. reached a supply deal for the zero-emissions fuel with local producers. Hyundai Australia has Continue Reading
Not so long ago the energy transition was primarily an idealistic concept driven by environmentalists and researchers. The most important impediment was the high costs of clean technologies. The drastically Continue Reading
Last month, the European Union set out a comprehensive hydrogen strategy as part of its goal to achieve carbon neutrality for all its industries by 2050. The EU has an ambitious target Continue Reading
Hydrogen’s momentum is accelerating, despite challenges around costs and the global pandemic, panellists said in a webinar on July 31. Several key trends are moving in hydrogen’s direction, including policy, Continue Reading
For a glimpse into the future of a hydrogen-fueled world, look no further than natural gas and the technology that rapidly transformed it into a global commodity. Following natural gas’s lead, Continue Reading
The energy system of the future took clearer form this month when the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch based in Brussels, adopted two closely related strategies. Its new Hydrogen Continue Reading
Chile, the world’s largest producer of copper, could one day be exporting as much as green hydrogen as it does minerals, according to a top government official. Speaking during a Continue Reading
NextEra Energy executives are bullish about long-term opportunities for hydrogen to help achieve US decarbonization goals, along with associated market opportunities for the rapid development of renewable energy, the officials Continue Reading
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom will start producing “clean”, that is, zero-emission, hydrogen beginning in 2024 under a new government plan to develop a hydrogen economy. The plan sees Gazprom building Continue Reading
Norway’s Equinor sees the development of blue hydrogen — fuel produced from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage — as currently more worthy of pursuing than green Continue Reading
Cummins, Plug Power, Caterpillar, Nikola, 3M and Hornblower Yachts are among the companies who will receive funding from the US Department of Energy for various hydrogen research projects, the department Continue Reading
General Motors is no longer interested in selling a hydrogen fuel-cell passenger car, and will instead focus on battery-electric vehicles. The company hadn’t provided an update on fuel-cell activities in Continue Reading
The media — at least in Europe — seems to be abuzz with talk about green hydrogen. As an energy source, backers envision hydrogen powering everything from aircraft, to steel Continue Reading
When the European Union recently announced large-scale hydrogen production plans as part of its green energy future, many in the solar, wind, and natural gas industry rejoiced. But there is Continue Reading
In a previous article , I analyzed the carbon footprint of producing hydrogen from fossil fuels. That is how over 95% of the world’s hydrogen is currently produced. To recap, Continue Reading
By 2030 the production of hydrogen fuel by the electrolytic splitting of water—which can be carbon-free provided the electricity used in the process is produced by renewables—could become cost-competitive with Continue Reading
After decades of stagnation and multiple false dawns, the hydrogen economy is finally taking off , with some experts predicting that hydrogen could become a globally-traded energy source, just like Continue Reading
The universe’s lightest and most plentiful element turns out to be a fickle fuel to manage. Hydrogen has a tendency to pass through valves and gaskets on equipment designed to harness Continue Reading
Most EU natural gas grids are not set up yet to allow hydrogen to be injected, according to a survey of transmission system operators by 23 EU national regulators. Not Continue Reading
As the European Union launches a new push to make hydrogen one of the clean fuels of the future, two French industrial giants say they’ve found the right project to Continue Reading
But it will fill in the gaps, rather than dominating the economy CONVENTIONAL WISDOM holds that battery-powered cars are the future of motoring. But Hyundai, a big South Korean vehicle-maker, Continue Reading
European Steelmakers’ Association Eurofer has welcomed the European Commission’s launch July 8 of its Hydrogen Strategy for a Climate-Neutral Europe as the region’s steelmakers prepare to become significant potential users Continue Reading
The public-private European Clean Hydrogen Alliance launched on July 8 plans to deliver the 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolyzer capacity by 2024 target set out in the European Commission’s Continue Reading
Europe’s ambitious hydrogen strategy will be watched closely for clues to where the multi-billion-euro program will put its money for the clean-burning fuel. Hydrogen could meet up-to 24% of the world’s energy Continue Reading
Europe is pinning its green hopes on hydrogen in a plan that sees hundreds of billions euros in investment flowing into the clean technology and fueling a climate-friendly economic recovery. The Continue Reading
Russian and German businesses have proposed an expansion of energy ties and the construction of a hydrogen production plant, the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce said July 7. Receive daily email Continue Reading
