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DEFLATING THE HYDROGEN BUBBLE

Energy Central

Over the years we have witnessed many 'market bubbles' - the South Seas bubble (1720), the tulip bubble (1634-1637), the railways bubble (1840’s), the dotcom bubble (1990’s), the US housing bubble (early 2000's) the biofuels bubble, the crypto bubbles (2011, 2014, 2018) and many more litter our economic history.

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Funding for world-first liquid H2 bunkering facility for ships

Envirotec Magazine

The creator of what’s claimed to be world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships has won a UK Government grant to develop a unit ready for rapid deployment to ports around the world. “Liquid hydrogen has long been used to safely and successfully send rockets into space. 20211105_094326.jpg.

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Aiming high for hydrogen

Business Green

The PM must fulfill his pledge to 'invest massively in hydrogen' backed by a comprehensive H2 strategy, writes Energy Networks Association chief executive David Smith. This is the hydrogen moment. Currently the UK is leading the global hydrogen race. The UK needs to move fast to maintain its world-leading position.

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Hydrogen for heat? The government must look past the hot air

Business Green

Thee government should aim to unleash commercial-scale heat pump projects instead of hydrogen for heating, argues Kevin Stickney, managing director of Erda Energy and part of the Pump It Up campaign. Cast your mind back to 2014. We are not anti-hydrogen. It was Scotland, not the whole UK, pondering independence.

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Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests

DeSmogBlog

The Transition Deal echoed the fossil fuel lobby by emphasising the importance of hydrogen power and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) to the green transition. It added that, “Hydrogen is essential to meeting our net zero commitment in the UK.” This is not the path to cheaper, cleaner energy.”

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Could energy-storage-as-a-service be key to cutting carbon emissions?

Envirotec Magazine

To limit global warming to below 2°C, energy storage capacity would need to increase from 140 GW in 2014 to 450 GW in 2050. Is portable hydrogen storage too dangerous to ever consider? Energy storage is an important aspect of this. Globally, only 3% of power capacity is being stored. The answer to these questions is no. “If

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Toyota hydrogen cars strategy struggling with substantial hurdles

Hydrogen Fuel News

The automaker’s H2 plan is facing calls for buybacks and lawsuits from vehicle owners Toyota has been a leader in the effort to develop and roll out hydrogen cars for the general public, but while it has had its Mirai H2-powered passenger vehicle available for several years, the struggle is not getting any easier.