Is hydrogen the new oil?
The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. The Olympic flame is already burning it. The Olympic village will be powered by…
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October-December 2021 (ONE)
Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions
Ships carry more than 80% of world trade, and they rely heavily on some of the least environmentally friendly transportation fuels available. There are no…
GE eyes 100% hydrogen-fuelled power plants by 2030
While fossil gas is often seen as a transition fuel towards a fully decarbonised energy mix, GE Gas Power sees low-carbon gas as “a destination…
Avoid hydrogen for heating homes, urges energy efficiency coalition
A coalition of 33 business and civil society groups have urged the European Commission to prioritise renewables and energy efficiency over hydrogen as part of…
Why hydrogen energy has seduced a generation of politicians
Hydrogen is often touted in the scientific and general media as a silver bullet for reaching net zero emissions. Such articles might include the following…
Green ammonia, what else?
Everyone looks to green hydrogen as the new frontier of fuels. But its storage and long-distance transport are still open challenges. Ammonia is an emerging…
April-June 2021 (ONE)
Can railways be fully solar-powered?
Trains are the most efficient mode of transportation we have. Despite carrying 9% of global passengers and 7% of global cargo, they make up just 3% of…
Methanol fuel cell company Blue World acquiring Danish Power Systems
Blue World Technologies, developer and manufacturer of methanol fuel cells, is acquiring Danish Power Systems, a 25-year-old High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (HTPEM) membrane electrode assembly (MEA)…
EU countries agree to ‘rapidly upscale’ hydrogen market
Member states have set aside their divergences on renewable vs ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen to focus on efforts to “rapidly upscale the market for hydrogen at EU…
Hydrogen: where is low-carbon fuel most useful for decarbonisation?
Is hydrogen the lifeblood of a low-carbon future, or an overhyped distraction from real solutions? One thing is certain – the coal, oil and natural…
Europe vies with China for clean hydrogen superpower status
The rivalry between Europe and China in emission-free hydrogen technologies could become one of the defining business stories in the global effort to stop climate…
UK gas plans a carbon-free future with hydrogen
This story is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Committed to a carbon-free future by 2050,…
The heat is on to make German buildings ‘nearly’ climate-neutral
A mainly fossil energy guzzler, heating in Germany has taken a back seat to the Energiewende’s poster child, the power sector. But the “Wärmewende”, or…
Renewable or ‘low-carbon’? EU countries face off over hydrogen
EU member states are fighting over which type of hydrogen to support, with two opposing camps facing off: those backing green hydrogen produced exclusively from…