Germany Takes The Lead In Pivotal Year For Hydrogen
Announcements of large new electrolyser projects, and the formation of consortia to build them, are appearing in the news almost daily. What began as a few announcements a year ago Continue Reading
Mayor of London launches England’s first hydrogen double-decker buses
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched England’s first hydrogen double-decker buses. The 20 new buses are the first of their kind to be launched in England; the new hydrogen Continue Reading
Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)
A public-private partnership between Los Alamos National Laboratory and Southern California-based Oberon Fuels has secured funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to scale-up steam reforming technology to produce Continue Reading
HYBRIT produces hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on pilot scale
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have now produced hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on a pilot scale. The technological breakthrough within the HYBRIT (earlier post) initiative cuts about 90% of the emissions in connection with Continue Reading
BMW begins road testing of i Hydrogen NEXT; small-series production model in late 2022
The BMW Group is beginning to test near-standard vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell drive train in everyday conditions on European roads. Prototypes of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT will Continue Reading
Spotlight: US Department of Energy joins initiative to lower hydrogen cost
Highlights US Department of Energy announces initiative to lower hydrogen cost by 80% to $1/KG DOE estimates hydrogen from renewable energy currently costs about $5/kg, or roughly $44/MMBtu Platts Analytics’ Continue Reading
Japan Aims To Make Hydrogen Power Mainstream
Japan, a country heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports, is betting big on hydrogen in industry, power generation, vehicles, and shipping as it looks to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Continue Reading
Study finds direct seawater splitting has substantial drawbacks to conventional water splitting, offers almost no advantage
A study by a team of researchers from Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft has found that direct seawater splitting for hydrogen production has substantial drawbacks compared to Continue Reading
Japan’s Big Bet on Hydrogen Could Revolutionize the Energy Market
Japan built the world’s third-largest economy on an industrial base powered by imported oil, gas and coal. Now, it is planning to shift a big chunk of that power to hydrogen, in Continue Reading
Baker Hughes and Air Products in Hydrogen Team Up
Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) and Air Products have announced a strategic global collaboration. Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) and Air Products (NYSE: APD) have announced a strategic global collaboration to develop Continue Reading