Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 11, 2024

The quest for sustainable energy sources has led to a surge in the exploration of green hydrogen, a clean fuel derived from the electrolysis of water. In light of these alarming figures, every efficiency gain and resource-saving measure counts, especially when it concerns emerging technologies like green hydrogen production.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Natural gas is not cleaner than other fossil fuels and using it instead of coal or oil risks achieving little or no reduction in greenhouse gas effects, says science advisory group the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) in a new report “Future of Gas”.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Energy Minister: Hydrogen will have 'very small role, if at all' in heating UK homes EXCLUSIVE: Lord Callanan touts heat pumps and heat networks as replacement for vast majority of fossil gas boilers as he warns that hydrogen remains 'very problematical' for home heating. -

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

billion dollars to support the creation of a clean hydrogen industry — but much of the money is going to support the U.S. fracked gas industry under the guise of “clean” blue hydrogen. economy via what’s known as blue hydrogen. economy via what’s known as blue hydrogen. And then there’s blue.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. A key route to industrial emissions reductions is electrification (replacing industrial fossil fuels with electric alternatives). Hydrogen also can be used as a fuel or a feedstock. Start with heat.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

MIT engineers have developed a new solar energy reactor system designed somewhat like a train and that can be used for the production of green hydrogen. The conceptual design for “solar thermochemical hydrogen” was published in the Solar Energy Journal. The MIT system uses solar heat for splitting water instead.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

That product is renewable or "green" hydrogen. And while it's not a central concern today for those companies (Enel, EDP, BayWa and others) or industry groups (SolarPower Europe and WindEurope), all see green hydrogen playing a vital role in achieving deep decarbonization of the energy system. ” What is green hydrogen?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Pall Corporation's Maria Anez-Lingerfelt sets out some of the challenges and benefits of building up a supply chain for widespread green hydrogen production. With most of the world's energy demand being supplied by fossil fuels, we are facing the harsh reality of climate change. Hydrogen is inherently a green fuel.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Plan for 10-month hydrogen heating trial near Gateshead comes as WWF Scotland urges major energy efficiency investment programme to slash emissions from leaky and carbon-intensive homes. It is expected to provide "important evidence" for how hydrogen heating could be scaled in an affordable way, according to Gateshead Council.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

” “ Not only will this initiative help reduce carbon emissions including those from burning fossil fuels to ship CO 2 to New Zealand, but it could also create around 40 jobs in the Taupo area and help solve New Zealand’s food grade CO 2 shortage by creating a homegrown source that will increase supply and lessen cost.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Hub Controls ’ award-winning personal energy-management system, Hub Controller, saves customers money by knowing when their heating and cooling systems need to run—and, more importantly, when they can be turned off. Element Resources is a project-development company focused on the production of 100 percent green hydrogen.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Jared Polis has launched the first round of applications for the Geothermal Energy Grant Program (GEGP) which will provide funding support for the development of geothermal energy projects for electricity generation and space heating and cooling. A total of USD 12 million has been made available for the entire grant program.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 14, 2020

Hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe. When hydrogen is combusted, it forms water. Therefore, hydrogen can be used as a low-carbon fuel source. Hydrogen can be combusted directly, or it can be used in a fuel cell to produce electricity. Hydrogen Production. CO + 3 H 2.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 30, 2024

The draft roadmap reads that the main drivers that guided it are the development and implementation of technically viable, reliable and sustainable solutions to develop significant system flexibilities, both short and long duration, timed with the future system needs and the gradual phase-out of fossil fuel generation.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 8, 2020

How are fossil fuels converted to electricity? The process uses heat to burn fossil fuels. Once they burn, hydrogen molecules react with oxygen and carbon. Solar street lights reduce the environment’s reliance on fossil fuels due to solar energy’s conversion to light.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

To transform basic inputs into stuff we need, manufacturers constantly heat (and cool) minerals, ores and other raw materials to extreme temperatures. The world’s kilns, reactors, chillers and furnaces are powered mostly by fossil fuels. . The urgency is growing.

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Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 14, 2022

As we move toward net zero, our energy systems are shifting away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy sources such as wind, solar, hydrogen, and geothermal. But while fossil fuels may get more expensive in a net-zero world, a number of studies suggest that Canadians will be spending less on energy over time.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. Here is a countdown of Sierra's top 20 Cool Schools as described by Katie: 20. Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2021

A technical, environmental and economical evaluation from a shipowner’s perspective by Gilles Hagen Summary - This thesis performs a technical, economical and environmental feasibility study of dense hydrogen carriers as a fuel to power the largest semi-submersible offshore crane vessel in the world – Heerema’s Sleipnir.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Gas and other fossil fuels will continue to play a role, albeit one that is rapidly diminishing. The state's growing share of carbon-free electricity will increasingly displace fossil fuels in buildings and vehicles. Edison International is SCE's parent company.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 26, 2020

“We think it’s going to be very difficult to have a significant amount of traditional natural gas powering building heating and cooling, and water heating and cooling,” Drew Murphy, senior vice president of strategy and corporate development at Edison International, told GTM in February.

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Low Impact

DECEMBER 1, 2021

3 the promise of hydrogen flight ; no. 4 the promise of biofuels ; and this final one is about the potential for synthetic electro-fuels, or e-fuels. The argument is that blending these fuels with fossil fuels would thereby reduce emissions. 1 covered the promise of improved efficiency ; no.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A promising route to decarbonising ore-based production of steel is to use hydrogen-based direct reduction. Here, hydrogen replaces fossil fuels used in conventional reduction processes. This should accelerate the development of fossil-free bearing steel. Some is generated on site and some at off-site solar farms.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will stop backing fossil fuel energy projects in 2021, except those using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or offsets to cancel out their emissions. In a recent interview with GTM, Shell called for more subsidies to support the scale-up of hydrogen as a fuel for transportation.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Given the challenges of energy transition, Europe is optimally positioned to lead this movement by implementing political and economic policies that will incentivize oil and gas companies to leave fossil fuels behind and make the transition to deep geothermal. billion metric tons of CO2 each year from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

HyPoint, a firm founded in Silicon Valley in 2019 by three Russians and three Americans, has picked the Kent research and development facility as its flagship location for the testing and production of its air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell technology, a solution it believes could usher in an era of commercial zero emission air travel as soon as 2030.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 13, 2020

Heat makes up 35 percent of global energy consumption, and when it comes to space heating, direct combustion of fossil fuels in buildings plays a dominant role across the globe and is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas and fuel oil satisfy 60 percent of heating needs of households in Europe.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

His new company, ZeroAvia, is developing an aircraft powertrain energized by hydrogen fuel cells. Last September, ZeroAvia successfully completed a test flight of a commercial-scale fuel cell-powered aircraft. You have to build the battery powertrain first, and add the fuel cell system.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“This means less of a need for reserve power plants that mostly use fossil fuels to produce electricity, which then leads to less carbon dioxide emissions.” building on each other’s strengths, to collectively grow our portfolio to offer more clients affordable and reliable sustainable heating and cooling.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As a society, we routinely burn fossil fuels at about 1000°C to heat our homes at about 22°C. Depending on where you are, somewhere between 30% to 70% of primary energy is spent on heating and cooling. These plants are in an arid region, with little access to water for power plant cooling.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Saudi Arabian ACWA Power outlined a $4bn green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Egypt that could produce up to 600,000 tons of green ammonia per year. M&A Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) bought Fertiglobe for $3.6bn, the world’s largest maritime ammonia exporter, as part of its national green hydrogen strategy.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Among many urgent calls to cut European dependence on Russian fossil fuels, the initiative asks households to power up on more rooftop solar panels, heat pumps and energy savings. Put together, heating, cooling and domestic hot water are responsible for 80 per cent of the energy consumed by households.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Pilkington said the glass produced by the trial is the lowest carbon architectural glass ever produced, emitting roughly 80 per cent less CO2 than that produced using fossil gas. The trial is part of a £7.1m Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Hands said decarbonising industry would be critical to meeting the UK's climate goals.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Compiled by Dutch climate activist Vatan Hüzeir , and reviewed by DeSmog and Dutch investigative journalism platform Follow The Money , the documents show how Shell was actively supporting research that clearly underscored the dangers posed by burning its fossil fuel products from the mid-1970s — years earlier than previously thought.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Policies such as California's Advanced Clean Truck rule are forcing organizations in the state to phase in zero-emission trucks and phase out fossil fuel-based ones. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For these reasons, and marginally to re-level the playing field, the Saudi kingdom has been awarded this year’s top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2023, a new, annual scheme organised by the Badvertising campaign in association with the Cool Down Network of sport for climate action, and an expert judging panel.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Clean energy is replacing fossil fuel energy, and the way in which nations are planning their economic futures is changing too. An investment tax credit (first announced in Budget 2022) to support clean hydrogen production. trillion over 10 years. Low-carbon heat equipment, like heat pumps and active solar heating.

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