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08.11.22
Industry and academic collaborative formed in Midwest to decarbonize, advance clean hydrogen use
08.10.22
‘Record-setting’ electrolyser efficiencies for hydrogen production in nuclear facility testing
A demonstration trial between Bloom Energy and Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is said to have produced hydrogen at...
08.10.22
NETL’s Tool For Estimating Geological Environments For CO2 Storage Attracts International Attention
As countries around the world mobilize to battle climate change, a growing number of organizations, institutions of higher...
08.10.22
Electric Vehicles Or Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars? The Inflation Reduction Act Will Fuel Both
The Inflation Reduction Act will fuel the growth of electric vehicles. But it will also do the same...
08.10.22
The new climate bill could help clean up air travel
As aviation companies develop the first hydrogen-powered jets and electric regional aircraft, a more immediate way to curb...
The coming scramble for clean energy workers
The low-carbon energy growth envisioned in Democrats’ climate bill will come with a big challenge: finding enough trained...
08.10.22
St. Louis utilities, businesses eye development of hydrogen power facility
A group of St. Louis utilities and businesses say they’re preparing to apply for federal aid in a...
Hydrogen can deliver good jobs and climate solutions for NM
(…) Hydrogen offers tremendous environmental and economic potential to the people of New Mexico. My hope is we...
08.08.22
Testing hydrogen blends to decarbonise peaker plants
Investment firm Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI) and developer Meridian Clean Energy said they will partner to demonstrate decarbonisation...
08.08.22
Hydrogen A Winner As Manchin Forces A Diverse Energy Transition Policy Approach
As this energy transition continues to move forward in a somewhat halting fashion, prodded along by energy and...
Inflation Reduction Act is opportunity for Wyo energy diversity
The Inflation Reduction Act, unveiled in a surprise announcement last week after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin came...
08.05.22
$13.4M fuel-cell projects get IDA incentives
Two projects to construct fuel-cell facilities in Holtsville and Setauket will get economic incentives from the Town of...
08.05.22
Senate energy bill could help U.S. carbon capture take flight
The Senate’s climate deal could bring scale-up of carbon capture in heavy industries and power. (…) New analysis...
08.04.22
CCUS 2022: Time To Deliver to showcase the ‘best’ of net zero
A two-day conference hosted by the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) aims to showcase the very best...
Understanding Hydrogen Leakage Today and Tomorrow
Understanding Hydrogen Leakage Today and Tomorrow The effort to accelerate hydrogen deployment continues to build momentum this summer....
Rep. Jared Huffman tours HTA hydrogen-powered bus facility
On Monday, Rep. Jared Huffman visited an upcoming facility for 11 new hydrogen-fueled buses on the North Coast....
08.03.22
US act would introduce credits for hydrogen production
The US’ proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 bill, announced last week, will extend tax credits for the...
08.03.22
Naval Architect Selected For UC San Diego’s New California Coastal Hybrid-Hydrogen Research Vessel
UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography today announced that naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten has...
08.03.22
The DMV emerges as an important hydrogen hub in the transition to clean energy
The District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (the DMV) are in the early stages of a major energy...
08.03.22
An ex-NASA rover engineer tells us why ‘technology agnosticism’ will save the planet
First Mode’s Chris Voorhees almost became a musician — having been raised by a pair of musicians —...
08.02.22
Democrats prepare overhaul to energy permitting
A legislative side deal that US senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) made with top Democrats in negotiations on...
08.02.22
Simulation tools offered to NASA funded project researching ammonia in aviation
A $10m NASA funded project which seeks to use liquid ammonia as a main hydrogen carrier to decarbonise...
07.29.22
Hydrogen mixing gas turbine project takes slice of $4.2m funding
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (APRA-E) has awarded GE Gas Power $4.2m in funding to develop ‘breakthrough’ decarbonisation...
07.29.22
Industry reacts to clean hydrogen tax credits in the US Tax and Climate Bill
Following Thursday’s (July 28) surprise $369bn climate and tax package from the US Senate, hydrogen industry players have...
07.29.22
How Manchin-Schumer would change energy, from oil to solar
The surprise climate deal struck between Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) this week could...
07.29.22
Going with hydrogen, by land or sea or air
The largest source of climate-disrupting emissions in the United States and Massachusetts comes from burning fossil fuels to...
07.29.22
US green hydrogen would become world’s cheapest form of H2 under tax-credit plan in new Manchin-approved bill
The surprise breakthrough tax and climate bill agreed yesterday by maverick coal-state Democratic senator Joe Manchin and Senate...
How the Inflation Reduction Act Would Benefit Hydrogen
This week, a compromise deal in the U.S. Senate is paving the way for clean technologies to play...
07.28.22
US DOE could offer further clean hydrogen technology funding
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday (July 27) issued a notice of intent for a ‘potential’...
07.28.22
Separating green hydrogen’s hope from hype
Nearly 150 years ago, Jules Verne’s novel “Mysterious Island” captured the world’s imagination and foretold a future of...
07.28.22
Can hydrogen fuel cells power Microsoft data centers?
Microsoft has reached a new milestone in its effort to ditch diesel in favor of cleaner energy at...
07.27.22
Illinois, US energy firm introduces green hydrogen to its portfolio
Illinois, US-based firm, Invenergy has announced its first green hydrogen project, which looks to deploy Ohmium International’s electrolyser...
07.27.22
Hydrogen research in Tri-Cities could help climate change and carbon emissions
If you’ve ever pulled a rubber band from your junk drawer only to find it brittle and useless,...
07.27.22
Senate Dems scramble for alternatives to climate legislation
Senate Democrats are searching for creative ways to get climate legislation over the finish line this Congress. One...
07.27.22
NextEra Plans to Convert 16 GW of Natural Gas Fleet to Hydrogen
Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc., already one of the largest solar and wind utilities, said it is planning to...
07.27.22
In conversation with: Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt
Oklahoma is a major crude oil and natural gas-producing state. It was where fracking was invented in 1948,...
07.27.22
Houston: The next hydrogen hub?
Houston is shaping up as a dominant player in the push to bring hydrogen into the nation’s clean...
07.27.22
New Bloom Energy fuel cell factory expected to produce over 1 GW a year amid rising reliability threats
Fuel cells, which act like giant batteries, are used in microgrids that power community centers and essential services...
07.26.22
Governor Hochul Announces Awards in Support of More Than 3,700 Jobs and Significant Investments
State Advances Regional Clean Energy Hydrogen Hub Through Hydropower Allocations to Two Green Hydrogen Industry Firms At today’s...
07.26.22
‘Clean Molecules’ Critical to Decarbonization, Panelists Say
The effort to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will require a nearly half-and-half energy mix of...
07.26.22
SoCalGas announces new waste-to-energy carbon-negative renewable hydrogen facility
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) recently announced that Kore Infrastructure has begun the successful testing and demonstration of...
07.26.22
Global nuclear hydrogen group forms
A global coalition of more than 40 participants is launching the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative Tuesday to advance the...
07.25.22
Could Hydrogen Supplant Natural Gas in Power Generation?
The Northeast U.S. could meet its winter peak power needs with LNG or even hydrogen-fired gas turbine generation...
07.25.22
Pennsylvania’s clean energy producers say Manchin blockade will slow, but not halt progress
Energy producers say the clean energy transition in Pennsylvania will continue despite West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s blockade...
07.25.22
How ZeroAvia Will Help Overhaul North American Regional Connectivity
Major players all across North America are showing their support for hydrogen aviation. ZeroAvia this week revealed that Ravn Alaska...
07.22.22
$38.7m state funding for hydrogen buses and refuelling in California
The California State Transportation Agency has awarded the Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) a $38.7m grant through its Transit...
07.22.22
Ohio, US power plant successfully blends hydrogen
A gas-fired power plant in Ohio US, had successfully been run with a 15-20% hydrogen blend, it was...
07.22.22
Four US states seek contractor for hydrogen hub proposal
The Wyoming Energy Authority has issued a request for proposals (RfP) for a prime contractor for the Western...
07.22.22
A Green Hydrogen Economy Depends on This Little-Known Machine
Solar power depends on the solar cell. Wind power, the wind turbine. The key to the green hydrogen...
U.S. House passes bills with millions in funding for NW Ohio projects
Funding for a number of Northwest Ohio community-led projects were included in appropriations bills passed by the U.S....
07.21.22
West Virginia Researchers Eye Hydrogen-Friendly Natural Gas Turbines
Researchers at West Virginia University (WVU) are developing technology to keep natural gas turbines at large-scale power plants...
Forecasting our Future: What is a hydrogen hub?
(…) The federal government promised a total of $8 billion in funding to build four hydrogen hubs across...
07.20.22
A Third Surge in Innovation and Patents on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
With electric passenger vehicles dominating automotive news, it is easy to forget that the development of hydrogen fuel...
07.20.22
Manchin backs FERC oversight of hydrogen infrastructure
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin supports assigning significant oversight of hydrogen infrastructure — such as...
07.20.22
Hydrogen: A Climate Solution
In a recent post on his blog GatesNotes, Bill Gates calls hydrogen the Swiss Army Knife of decarbonization. While noting...
07.19.22
Key Takeaways from Future of Global Energy Virtual Sessions
The Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative and the Center for Houston’s Future held the three-day Future of Global...
07.19.22
FERC Authority Could Speed Hydrogen Build-Out, Manchin Says
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should oversee any future build-out of hydrogen pipelines, Sen. Joe Manchin, chairman of...
Flying High with Hydrogen
Net-zero commitments are growing in number and scope across industries as clean energy technologies advance and create new...
07.18.22
Let’s make hydrogen happen – the closing message from H2 View’s North America Hydrogen Summit
Closing an exciting, informative day of discussion at H2 View’s North America Hydrogen Summit, Bill Elrick, Executive Director...
Hydrogen fuel cell buses to arrive in Rochester to meet zero-emissions goals
In the 2020 State of the State address, former Governer Andrew Cuomo set zero emissions goals for the...
The Northeast is poised to become a ‘hydrogen hub’
The bipartisan infrastructure law that Congress passed in 2021 gave $8 billion to the Department of Energy, or...
07.18.22
Manchin, Barrasso set hearing on hydrogen infrastructure
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will take a closer look this week at the state of...
07.15.22
America’s Aging Electric Grid Suggests Blackouts Could Spread Nationwide
While climate change and other factors pose a substantial threat to the nation’s aging electric grid, there are...
07.15.22
Fuel cells show greatest promise in aviation
(…) The most exciting long-term applications of fuel cells may be in the skies. Aerospace companies around the...
07.14.22
Full Committee Hearing On Federal Hydrogen Pipeline Regulatory Authorities
The purpose of the hearing is to examine federal regulatory authorities governing the development of interstate hydrogen pipelines,...
07.14.22
Carbon intensity not colours for hydrogen
As carbon reduction measures are implemented and mature globally, there is a growing realization of the need to...
07.14.22
Louisiana climate task force eyes hydrogen energy for federal dollars
Eyeing billions in federal infrastructure dollars, Louisiana’s Climate Initiatives Task Force is evaluating several ongoing projects including a...
07.14.22
Hydrogen station deployment along major interstates is ‘a good start’
Hydrogen internal combustion and fuel cell powertrains show real promise in helping fleets to slash emissions while providing...
07.14.22
Humboldt Transit Authority Awarded $38.7 Million Grant to Buy Fleet of Hydrogen-Powered Buses, Enhance Connectivity Across Northern California
Humboldt is once again leading the charge in clean energy innovation on the North Coast. The California State...
07.13.22
Clean Hydrogen Interest Builds in New Mexico
A clean hydrogen economy appears to be taking shape in New Mexico as the state joins with neighbors...
07.11.22
Hydrogen Hubs: Helping Ensure Their Success
With the right design and a lot of innovation, a new H2Hubs program from the US Department of...
07.11.22
Hydrogen to meet 12% of global energy demand by 2050 – IRENA
Global hydrogen trade to meet the 1.5°C climate goal shows the importance of the future hydrogen trade. Trade...
07.11.22
North America’s role in hydrogen’s road to reach Paris goal
Not all regions have comprehensive policy frameworks in place to implement hydrogen ambitions. While some are galvanising policy,...
07.11.22
Opinion: Texas can lead the way in hydrogen energy technology
From the days of Spindletop, Texas has been the country’s leader in energy production. Currently one-fourth of the...
DOE must look beyond lithium for 100% clean grid — study
To fully decarbonize the U.S. grid, the Department of Energy needs to invest in developing energy storage technologies...
07.08.22
California fuel cell electric vehicle market needs to ensure supply: CFCP
California’s fuel cell electric vehicle economy is now ready to shift its focus from refueling infrastructure to clean...
07.08.22
Competitive production and infrastructure critical to win hydrogen race, report says
A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said that competitive production and infrastructure are critical...
State releases ‘road map’ to hydrogen economy
The Wyoming Energy Authority, a state agency formed two years ago to oversee the changing industry, and the...
07.08.22
How policy action is key to hydrogen reaching its decarbonization potential
Hydrogen has a crucial role to play in the energy transition, decarbonizing sectors that cannot be electrified, like...
The Hydrogen Supply Chain
Hydrogen is frequently touted as a decarbonization “Swiss army knife” due to its versatility in the energy transition....
07.06.22
UW School of Energy Resources Seeks Proposals Across Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain
The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) is seeking proposals from current UW faculty members on...
07.06.22
Natural gas is key to WVU engineer’s vision for clean hydrogen energy
Xingbo Liu, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will help develop new, cutting-edge coatings for...
07.06.22
A conversation with energy leaders in Utah
This month, Utah Business partnered with Holland & Hart to host a roundtable event featuring Utah’s energy leaders....
Calif. Program Seeks Applicants for Hydrogen Fueling Projects
A “first-of-its-kind” California program to incentivize medium- and heavy-duty ZEV infrastructure is now accepting applications for hydrogen fueling...
07.05.22
Generator successfully runs on hydrogen and ammonia
Mainspring Energy announced what it called a breakthrough towards a resilient, zero-carbon electric grid, as its Linear Generator...
06.30.22
The global hydrogen station roll-out: Focus on US and Germany
Hydrogen holds particular promise within the mobility sector and, with a stream of new innovations being announced for...
06.29.22
Will Hydrogen Power the Data Center of the Future?
It’s no secret that the modern data center is dependent on a reliable supply of electricity. From the...
06.28.22
Making hydrogen power a reality
At the MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium — entitled “Hydrogen’s role in a decarbonized energy system” — experts...
Business group aims to to position D.C. region as hub for hydrogen power
The adoption of hydrogen power in key sectors such as long-haul trucking and data centers could bring 8,900...
06.27.22
Twin Transit Prepares to Submit Material for Hydrogen Fueling Station; On Track for Possible June 2023 Completion
Washington state’s Twin Transit and its partners are on track to submit pre-application materials this summer for what...
Pacific NW Hydrogen Association seeking potential projects for regional hubs proposal
Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) is a public-private partnership, non-profit organization registered with the State of Washington to...
06.24.22
Significant Potential for Hydrogen Bunkers at Alaskan Port: Study
Hydrogen-powered ships could generate substantial and diversified demand for liquid hydrogen (LH2) at Alaska’s Aleutian Islands ports, a...
06.24.22
$16M for Commercial Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Awarded in Seconds
Demonstrating the high demand for charging infrastructure among electric-vehicle fleet owners, Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles...
06.24.22
Report predicts hydrogen will take a lead in future heavy-duty transportation
Hydrogen is a ‘slam dunk’ for taking possession of heavy-duty long distance transportation, a Rethink Energy report has...
06.23.22
Hydrogen-Powered Cars: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Explained
Electric and hybrid cars are gaining in popularity, in part because they help lower the amount of carbon...
06.22.22
Direct-reduced iron becomes steel decarbonization winner
Direct-reduced iron and its more transportable sister hot-briquetted iron have dallied in the wings of mainstream steelmaking as...
06.22.22
Gulf Coast Highway – Greater Houston’s Vision For A Texas-Louisiana Hydrogen Hub
One of the biggest, most important steps in the U.S.’s ongoing energy transition will be the selection and...
06.22.22
To cut emissions, use this Swiss Army Knife
When most people picture greenhouse gas emissions, they think about cars and electricity. That’s because they turn keys,...
06.21.22
Hydrogen Vehicles In Service To Exceed 1 Million Globally By 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of hydrogen vehicles in service globally will...
06.21.22
Leaders Offer Policy, DOE Hydrogen Hub Updates at Inaugural California Hydrogen Leadership Summit
Hydrogen is heating up as a policy topic, as evidenced by the project updates, new bills, and solutions...
06.17.22
Department of Energy Awards $57.9 Million To Reduce Industrial Emissions, Manufacture Clean Energy Technologies
The Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $57.9 million to 30 projects — housed within industry, universities and...
06.16.22
Innovation at wastewater plant propels St. Cloud to renewable energy leader
(…) Future initiatives underway at the facility include the use of renewable hydrogen and carbon-capturing. The facility plans...
06.16.22
Jacobs calls on airports to become hydrogen-ready
Airport owners and operators need to plan for the delivery and storage of hydrogen now if they are...
06.16.22
Utility aims to be carbon free by ’45
Florida’s largest electricity provider has announced plans to eliminate its carbon emissions by 2045 by halting its fossil...
06.16.22
California, SamTrans orders 30 zero emission buses from New Flyer and Gillig
The SamTrans Board of Directors voted to replace 30 diesel buses with 20 battery-electric buses (BEB) and 10...
06.16.22
Report suggests airports must invest in hydrogen infrastructure now
Airport owners and operators need a plan for the delivery and storage of hydrogen now, says Jacobs Engineering...
06.16.22
Hydrogen will give U.S. natgas pipes new life in carbon-free world
Natural gas companies plan to use hydrogen and renewable natural gas (RNG) made from landfills or agricultural waste...
06.16.22
Why the hydrogen rainbow doesn’t tell the whole story
There’s one energy source the world is increasingly betting on in the race to decarbonize the economy: hydrogen....
Biden Administration Continues to Move Hydrogen Development Forward
With the hydrogen industry building momentum in the U.S., the Biden Administration made two significant announcements to help...
Steve Handy: Western hydrogen pact shows the energy transition is working for Utah
Steve Handy is the Republican state representative for Utah House District 16, which covers parts of Layton, Clearfield...
06.14.22
Hydrogen investment is surging, but still falling behind
Booming investment in hydrogen fuels isn’t keeping pace with the climate crisis, per a new forecast from consulting...
City Of Santa Clarita Wins Statewide Awards For Streets Projects
Earlier in 2022, the City of Santa Clarita received a pair of awards from state agencies recognizing the...
06.13.22
PNW inks licensing agreement for hydrogen process
The Purdue Research Foundation has inked a licensing agreement with an international energy company for the commercialization of...
06.13.22
Federal scientists chart path for cheap, CO2-free hydrogen
Federal scientists have found that concentrated solar power could make carbon-free hydrogen at half its current cost —...
06.10.22
Hydrogen blending success at Georgia, US, power plant
Hydrogen and natural gas blending in Georgia, US have been successful at partial and full loads on an...
06.10.22
Hydrogen from biogas project looks to reduce production costs to $1.39/kg
Hydrogen produced from biogas has had a jump start, as the California Energy Commission awarded Southern California Gas...
06.10.22
Major economies recognise strategic, economic importance of platinum, council says
Earlier this year, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the science agency for the United States (US) government’s...
06.10.22
URI chemist finds new way to produce hydrogen for fuel cells
The process involves hitting certain molecules with high-speed laser pulses. Read more here.
06.10.22
Donated 3.5-megawatt engine supports clean-energy hydrogen fuel research at CSU
Colorado State University’s Energy Institute is revving up its hydrogen and natural gas research capabilities with the recent...
06.10.22
Energy Department finalizes landmark $500M loan guarantee for clean hydrogen
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it finalized a $504.4 million loan guarantee for a clean hydrogen storage project...
06.08.22
Opinion: Hydrogen Hub: W.Va. Eyed For Large-Scale Project
There has been much talk in recent months about the possibility of a “hydrogen hub” for West Virginia....
Coalition wants to bring regional hydrogen hub to Georgia
A coalition of Georgia business, academic and political leaders is pitching Georgia to the federal government as a...
Exclusive: Georgia coalition wants to compete for hydrogen hub
A coalition of Georgia elected officials and companies plans to compete for a massive federal “hydrogen hub” to...
06.07.22
DOE aims to decarbonize heavy industry with $8B hydrogen hub project
The Department of Energy outlined its high-level vision for the creation of a series of “hydrogen hubs,” which...
06.07.22
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Hydrogen Shot Incubator Prize
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the opening of the Hydrogen Shot Incubator Prize to foster innovative...
06.07.22
DOE fleshes out plans for hydrogen hubs
The Department of Energy yesterday released more details about its plans to create a national network of “clean”...
06.06.22
Cruise ship design powered by hydrogen fuel cell system gains preliminary approval
The cruise industry is looking to deploy new tech that will deeply reduce their carbon emissions. As a...
06.06.22
Bipartisan Support Continues for Gov. Wolf Clean Hydrogen Hub Ambitions
Today, Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation backed Governor Tom Wolf efforts to make Pennsylvania a leader in the development of...
06.06.22
DOE Launches Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $8 Billion Program for Clean Hydrogen Hubs Across U.S.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to fund the Bipartisan Infrastructure...
06.06.22
President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Accelerate Domestic Manufacturing of Clean Energy
President Biden today issued presidential determinations providing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with the authority to utilize...
Hydrogen Forward Applauds President’s Defense Production Act Authorization for DOE
The move accelerates domestic manufacturing of five key energy technologies, including hydrogen electrolyzers, fuel cells, and platinum group...
06.03.22
Automakers focus on hydrogen transportation in California and Oklahoma
The two states have passed numerous bills relating to H2 production, usage and storage. The 2022 legislative session...
Harder Announces New Phase for Valley Link, On Pace for Construction by 2025
Representative Josh Harder and the Tri-Valley – San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority announced that the Valley Link...
06.03.22
Houston as the epicenter of a global clean-hydrogen hub
Around the world, governments are recognizing the importance of clean hydrogen in building an energy system to reach...
06.02.22
Preview: An ecosystem for hydrogen innovation and application
The Arizona-California border, between the four major metro markets of Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego,...
06.02.22
As hydrogen economy matures, bilateral contracts expected to become passé
To scale up the low-carbon hydrogen economy in the Gulf Coast, businesses will need to begin ditching the...
06.02.22
‘Important that markets are aligned’ | US and Germany partner on offshore wind and H2 certification
The US and Germany at the sidelines of the G7 energy minister meeting in Berlin closed a climate...
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan Tours Hannibal Power Plant
U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio made a stop in Hannibal Tuesday to meet with officials and tour...
California’s Bill Facilitating Bid for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Clears State Senate
On 26 May, the California Senate passed a bill that would mobilise funds from the State Treasury to...
06.01.22
Building a liquid hydrogen revolution with groundbreaking innovations
Hydrogen could well be the buzz word of the industrial gas market right now. Arguably one of the...
Red and blue states race to become hydrogen energy hubs
The Biden Administration rolled out a plan in February to provide $8 billion to numerous states around the...
State Lawmakers Take Steps to Advance Hydrogen Fuel
As in Oklahoma, state legislators across the nation are working to create new laws to promote the development...
Oklahoma, California & automakers make push for hydrogen transportation, other zero emission options
During Oklahoma’s 2022 legislative session, which came to a close on Friday, legislators passed nine bills related to...
States Make Plays to Become Federal Hydrogen Fuel Hubs
Like Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, other states across the nation are scrambling to become hydrogen hubs in the...
Germany, US energy partnership includes agreements on off-shore wind and hydrogen: German minister
An energy partnership between Germany and the United States includes expanding off-shore wind power generation and co-operation on...
05.27.22
Coors Beer Clan’s New Brew: Cheap Hydrogen For Cleaner Trucks And Factories
Hydrogen, the universe’s most abundant element, has been an elusive clean fuel option for decades, bedeviled by the...
05.27.22
Houston’s cheerleaders are ready for H-Town to lead the way on hydrogen. Are its players?
City cheerleaders such as the Center for Houston’s Future and the Greater Houston Partnership have clear missions: they...
05.27.22
Hydrogen-powered bus to be trialled in California in June
A new hydrogen-fuel cell battery-electric bus is set to hit the roads of Ventura County, California, US, on...
05.27.22
America’s next wind powerhouse: The Gulf of Mexico?
Gulf wind projects would also provide new opportunities for producing hydrogen — a fuel whose demand is expected...
US DOE allocates nearly $25m to explore clean hydrogen for electricity generation
To fully realise the potential of hydrogen in decarbonising society, the US Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled on...
05.26.22
Pittsburgh International Airport renews aviation clean up goals with hydrogen
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and CNX Resources Corporation, announced on Friday (May 20) it will use hydrogen as...
Houston as the epicenter of a global clean hydrogen hub
With the U.S. Department of Energy set to announce plans for $8 billion in funding for clean hydrogen...
05.26.22
Newly established alliance to develop a 250MW green hydrogen project in Texas, US
Texas, US, continues to be a hotspot for hydrogen technologies and innovation with Clean Energy Holdings, ING Americas,...
05.26.22
‘Urge funding for more hydrogen fuelling stations’, says California Hydrogen Coalition as it launches its TV advert
The California Hydrogen Coalition has launched a digital and television campaign this week to win support in the...
05.26.22
Charbone, NYSERDA partner to develop a clean hydrogen hub in the Northeast US
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) revealed today (May 25) between Charbone Hydrogen and the New York State Energy...
05.26.22
As gas prices drive upward, some drivers considering hydrogen-powered alternatives
As gas prices continue to drive upward, more drivers are considering more fuel-efficient alternatives, including hydrogen. Cars powered...
05.26.22
California OKs 497 MW of storage for SCE, eyes hydrogen funding amid ongoing grid reliability push
Separately, state officials this week announced plans to try and tap federal funding to build a regional hydrogen...
New Tech Aims to Drive Down Costs of Hydrogen Fuel
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for extracting hydrogen gas from liquid carriers...
05.26.22
Capito optimistic about state getting ‘hydrogen hub’
The possibility of West Virginia being the site for a “hydrogen hub” still looms large. Sen. Shelley Moore...
05.26.22
10MW electrolyser destined for Oklahoma, US
Oklahoma, US, is set to gain a 10MW solid oxide electrolyser as LSB Industries Inc., announce a project...
Oklahoma Legislature Creates Legal Infrastructure for Hydrogen Energy
Oklahoma legislators have passed nine new laws creating a legal infrastructure for hydrogen fuel to better position residents...
Pennsylvania proposed as a cleaner energy hydrogen hub
Pennsylvania is taking steps to become a hydrogen hub for cleaner energy, expanded economic opportunities and job creation....
Port of Seattle Looks to Get into Hydrogen Business
The Port of Seattle is studying if and how it should get into the business of producing and...
05.19.22
This tiny Utah town could shape the West’s energy future
If all goes according to plan, Delta will be home to the world’s largest hydrogen-fueled generating station. The...
California to Join $8 Billion Hydrogen Hub Race Among US States
California will seek some of the $8 billion President Joe Biden set aside for building hydrogen production hubs,...
California Formally Announces Intention to Create a Renewable Hydrogen Hub
Building from a foundation of nation-leading policies and new hydrogen system market development, Governor Newsom’s administration is announcing...
05.18.22
Ohio, US, to develop a hydrogen power plant on the site of a former uranium enrichment facility
Ohio, US, will gain a new hydrogen power plant with the potential to drive decarbonisation into the heart...
California Hydrogen Leadership Summit Speakers to Discuss Public Policy
Today, organizers announced the final speaker lineup and session topics for the California Hydrogen Leadership Summit, a new...
Washington wants to plug in to the next thing in fuel: hydrogen
Hydrogen No. 1 on the periodic table of the elements. Supposedly one of the first substances that emerged...
05.18.22
Hydrogen Projects Moving the Industry Forward
Global investments in clean hydrogen are increasing rapidly, and the United States is currently leading that surge. Of...
Why the state is throwing its weight behind a hydrogen hub
Wolf said his administration has been working with Team PA, the state’s Congressional delegation as well as private...
Gov. Wolf Announces Aggressive Push to Secure Clean Hydrogen Hub in Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today announced that Pennsylvania is working with energy, organized labor, and environmental stakeholders to support...
05.16.22
PG&E, State of California May Pursue DOE Funds for Regional Hydrogen Hub
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) in early May announced it plans to run a 10-year study that...
05.16.22
Hydrogen Valley vision for Washington gets boost from Aussies’ proposed plant
An Australian company is eying property next to the soon-to-close coal power plant in Centralia, Washington, to build...
Hawaii island prepares to deploy state’s first hydrogen bus
The bus will serve three routes in Kailua-Kona and travel about 100 miles daily. Read more here.
Arizona Energy Providers and State Universities Join Forces to Pursue a Carbon-Neutral Economy
Four Arizona energy providers and the state’s three public universities are forming a new, interdisciplinary coalition with the...
05.12.22
Energy Resilience Could Be Improved Thanks to Emerging Hydrogen Storage Technology
With the rise in renewable energy as well as increasing uncertainty associated with outages due to power surges...
05.12.22
The Rush Is On: Administration’s $8 Billion Attracts Lots of US Hydrogen Hub Builders
To spur deployment of hydrogen as a cleaner replacement fuel for natural gas and diesel in hard-to-decarbonize industrial...
05.12.22
“Hydrogen Hubs: Decarbonizing Industry, Transport and Power Generation” – A Hydrogen Forward & EPRI Event
On Tuesday, May 10, 2022 the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Hydrogen Forward concluded their joint virtual Hydrogen...
05.10.22
New initiative to support global low-carbon hydrogen deployment and innovation
A new large-scale initiative aiming to integrate low-carbon hydrogen production, storage and distribution across the globe has unveiled...
05.10.22
Lancaster’s ‘hydrogen city’ plans given boost with new partnership
Hydrogen production, refuelling and fuel cell systems are hoped to be added to the Californian City of Lancaster’s...
05.10.22
More fleets are adding clean vehicles
Here are some of the other key report findings on how fleets are using BEVs, CNG, hydrogen, and...
05.10.22
Corpus Christi port could emerge as hydrogen export hub in Gulf Coast’s hydrogen economy
The group behind the Texas Gulf Coast’s bid to become a hydrogen hub are hoping that the Corpus...
05.10.22
Stanford’s annual Energy Solutions Week highlights advancements in energy technology
Private and public sector partners came together to provide a holistic view of the current energy landscape. Researchers,...
05.09.22
NREL scientists advance renewable hydrogen production method
The NREL scientists analyzed an emerging water-splitting technology called solar thermochemical hydrogen (STCH) production, which can be potentially...
05.09.22
Low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility planned for Texas
Plans low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility have been unveiled for the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Centre,...
05.09.22
Stanford University launches research initiative on hydrogen as a climate solution
Stanford University launched the Stanford Energy Hydrogen Initiative research and education program to figure out the best uses...
05.06.22
Motion Aimed At Making LA Region A Green Hydrogen Hub Advances From Committee
A key Los Angeles City Council committee Thursday advanced a motion introduced by the committee’s chair Councilman Mitch...
First Hydrogen Bus In Hawaiʻi Prepares For Service
The County of Hawaiʻi Mass Transit Agency (MTA), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) and...
05.06.22
Navigating America’s net-zero frontier: A guide for business leaders
The US government has a goal: net-zero emissions by 2050. Our analysis maps out a pathway to this...
Energy bill encourages hydrogen, geothermal energy
A new policy by the legislature is encouraging the state to shift to more firm renewable energy sources...
05.04.22
Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are most environmentally friendly: ATRI
Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are the most environmentally friendly. The report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)...
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff Visits Georgia Tech
Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff visited Georgia Tech’s campus on Friday, April 29. His stop at Tech brought...
05.03.22
PG&E Launches the Nation’s Most Comprehensive Study on Hydrogen’s Feasibility Within Gas Pipelines
PG&E today (May 1) announced that it is launching the nation’s most comprehensive end-to-end hydrogen study and demonstration...
Plan to fill giant Utah caves with hydrogen gets $504M federal boost
The U.S. Department of Energy has given conditional approval for a half-billion-dollar loan to a project to generate...
Jigar Shah explains why DOE is backing a huge green hydrogen hub
PODCAST – In this episode of Catalyst, host Shayle Kann talks to Jigar Shah, director of the Department...
Ohio Chamber of Commerce president announces Ohio Clean Hydrogen Hub Alliance
The state’s public and private sectors are teaming up to make Ohio one of the largest clean energy...
04.28.22
Gigawatt-scale electrolyser manufacturing facility set for Texas, US
A new gigawatt-scale electrolyser manufacturing plant will be developed in Texas, US, to support the creation of a...
04.28.22
Bringing down the cost of hydrogen fuel cells improves the chances for H2
As the technology and systems get cheaper, it will open the door for clean energy adoption. Among the...
West Virginia Legislative Leadership Joins West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition
Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore...
04.27.22
U.S. Earmarks $504 Million to Back World’s Largest Hydrogen Hub
The U.S. is backing a project to create the world’s largest hydrogen production and storage facility in Utah...
04.27.22
Five key insights from McKinsey’s new report
Yesterday (April 26) saw the release of McKinsey’s new report, Global Energy Perspective 2022, and the key takeaway...
04.26.22
This Might Be the Start of a Hydrogen Fuel Revolution
In a new study published on Monday in the journal Nature Catalysis, researchers at Imperial College London and...
04.26.22
Study: Ohio ideal place to build hydrogen industry
Ohio is an optimal location to develop the hydrogen industry, according to a new study commissioned by JobsOhio...
04.26.22
Looking to start a hydrogen hub in your state? Here’s what experts say it’s going to take
The federal infrastructure bill could very well change that. Among the myriad of funding opportunities for projects such...
04.26.22
Hydrogen-powered passenger ferry to demo clean shipping alternative
A commercial ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells is slated to begin operating between the ports of San...
04.25.22
Texas hydrogen ‘proto-hub’ leads the US in technical potential for DOE-funded regional hubs: GTI
One Texas-based hydrogen project is poised to become a regional U.S. hydrogen hub just two years after the...
04.25.22
Hydrogen ‘a versatile fuel’ that boosts the environment
Developing and deploying clean energy resources is paramount in the midst of global warming, where slashing the amount...
04.25.22
Remarks By President Biden on Earth Day and at Signing of an Executive Order
Look, here out — out here in the West, we are repowering retired power plants and clean ener-...
Conf. Tackles Question of How to Attract $2B Hydrogen Hub to M-U
Yesterday MDN friend Joe Barone from ShaleDirectories.com hosted the Appalachian Hydrogen & Carbon Capture Conference in Canonsburg, PA....
Could a ‘hydrogen hub’ energize Utah and the West to a cleaner future?
In February, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox joined governors from Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming to announce their pursuit...
04.22.22
5 ways University of Southern California researchers are working to reduce waste
The promise of cars fueled by hydrogen is enticing: zero greenhouse emissions with water as the sole byproduct....
Hydrogen hub proponents say outreach key to getting it built in Appalachia
Seeking to keep these local industries strong and relevant in the energy transition and net-zero world is one...
04.22.22
Governor doubles down on hydrogen in speech before U.S. Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Speaking before the U.S. Hispano Chamber of Commerce at La Fonda on the Plaza, Lujan Grisham said hydrogen...
04.22.22
Wash. Looks to Boost Prospects for Winning Hydrogen Hub
Washington officials are working to bolster the state’s case to land one of the nation’s federally funded hydrogen...
04.22.22
Washington State’s Investment in Hydrogen Is a Model for the Country
President Biden is visiting Seattle for Earth Day this year, and for good reason. During this year’s legislative...
Hydrogen Forward & EPRI Host “Moving & Storing Hydrogen at Scale”
On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Hydrogen Forward hosted the second event...
JobsOhio, SARTA study says Ohio is poised to lead hydrogen economy, is a prime location for Clean Hydrogen Hub
Developing a Hydrogen Economy in Ohio: Challenges and Opportunities, a comprehensive study released today by JobsOhio and the...
True to its roots, but with a vision for a more powerful future
West Virginia leaders like U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, Rep. David McKinley and Gov. Jim...
04.21.22
Hydrogen rising: New Mexico secretary of environment James Kenney discusses the state’s multiple hydrogen-focused initiatives
PODCAST – The State of New Mexico is one of the leading states in the country in its...
04.21.22
Reversible fuel cells can support grid economically, Stanford researcher finds
Researchers at Stanford University and at the University of Mannheim in Germany have found a possible solution: integrated...
04.21.22
Hydrogen-powered ferry prepares to launch in SF
VIDEO – The San Francisco Bay will soon have a new fossil fuel-free ferry floating in its waters,...
Cornell joins NY-led group to propose hydrogen energy hub
Cornell and two Cornell research-startups have joined a consortium that aims to propose a Northeast research hub to...
04.21.22
How the energy crisis is a boon for hydrogen exporters
The world won’t get to net zero by 2050 without low-carbon hydrogen. This super-versatile energy carrier will have...
State faces heavy lifting to become carbon neutral, but it can be done
Recognizing the existential threat posed by climate change, California resolved to become carbon neutral by 2045, meaning that...
04.20.22
Hydrogen fuel cell technology essential to meeting trucking’s decarbonization goals
This is a contributed op-ed written by Bill Elrick, executive director of the California Fuel Cell Partnership. The...
The potential for hydrogen in the region? ‘An extraordinary opportunity’
The use of hydrogen at a large scale has been getting a lot of attention lately due to...
04.19.22
National Grid launches historic decarbonisation strategy to integrate hydrogen blends
The National Grid has today (April 19) launched a new strategy for Massachusetts and New York, US, aiming...
04.19.22
Walmart to acquire 20 tonnes of liquid hydrogen per day from Plug Power
US-based Walmart is ready to transition to hydrogen technologies with Plug Power signing an agreement to supply 20...
04.19.22
Geopolitical support for hydrogen evolution positive for platinum group metals
2030 will see the generation of 320 GW to 400 GW of green hydrogen, at least half of...
04.18.22
How do you fill a hydrogen car – A Look at the ins and outs of refueling
Fuel cell vehicles are similar to electric vehicles except that they get their power from H2. A hydrogen...
04.18.22
California unveils details to 2035 plan for zero-emission vehicles
California recently publicly unveiled its ambitious plan to mandate a gradual but steady rise in the sale of...
04.18.22
Hydrogen topic of final W&J energy webinar of school year
The Center for Energy Policy and Management at Washington & Jefferson College will present its final webinar of...
Why This Global Energy Crisis Could Be Different
Take hydrogen, which is a leading idea for cutting dependence on conventional fossil gas. Modern energy systems depend...
04.15.22
Game Changers in Hydrogen Fueling
Demand for hydrogen fueling capacity is growing quickly as fleet operators discover the benefits of fuel cell electric...
SunLine takes the wheel on clean energy
Hydrogen is propelling SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine) in many more ways than simply as a fuel source. SunLine...
04.15.22
Argonne hosting webinar on risks and rewards of using hydrogen in businesses
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) will host a short public webinar on 11 May, 11:15am CT, on using hydrogen...
04.15.22
California Energy Commission Awards Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has selected Symbio, Michelin, Faurecia, GTI and other industry partners to develop and...
04.14.22
Summit looks to build up region’s case for hydrogen hub
It’s an important issue for the natural gas and manufacturing industries, which are in the midst of their...
04.14.22
8,000% growth: ‘More than 100GW of hydrogen electrolysers to be produced annually by 2031’
The global production of electrolysers — the machines that split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using an...
04.13.22
What about hydrogen and FCEVs?
A recent paper in Brink, a global business platform, compared the viability of BEVs to FCEVs. The author,...
04.13.22
Houston’s hydrogen revolution
Perhaps one of the largest debates in the US hydrogen economy is which state is the capital of...
04.13.22
U.S. plans its largest hydrogen energy infrastructure
VIDEO – The largest gas utility company in the United States has proposed to build what would be...
Rapid development could push cost of hydrogen below $2/kg in the next 10-20 years, analysts say
Hydrogen now appears to be growing at the exponential rate seen in other renewable energy resources — and...
Push against Russian fuel could accelerate clean energy transition
Efforts to cut off Russian fuels after the country’s invasion of Ukraine have the potential to speed up...
Russia’s Invasion Supercharges Push to Make a New Green Fuel
Europe’s push to wean itself off Russian natural gas is sparking billions of dollars in new commitments toward...
Biden’s Hydrogen Hub Plan Sparks $8 Billion Race Among U.S. States
A hydrogen economy that runs factories and power plants on the clean-burning fuel may be years down the...
04.07.22
Hydrogen: A Sure Bet in Uncertain Times
Today’s energy and national security crisis is driving calls for increased natural gas production, investments in nuclear energy and...
04.07.22
Moving Toward Cleaner, More Efficient Hydrogen Production
Researchers using the Advanced Photon Source have found new ways to design catalysts that can significantly improve the...
04.07.22
California must quadruple power capacity, add hydrogen, to decarbonize – SDG&E
The Sempra utility’s recommendations include California’s implementation of a regional transmission organization to more fully integrate Western power...
“Regional Feedstock Opportunities and Challenges” – A Hydrogen Forward & EPRI Event
On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Hydrogen Forward kicked off the joint...
04.06.22
SDG&E Releases Decarbonization Roadmap With First Utility Industry Standard Reliability Analysis
While other studies have been published on how to decarbonize California’s economy through electrification of sectors such as...
04.06.22
Hydrogen is key long-term use for platinum, says SFA Oxford’s Forrest
Coordinated industry intervention is required to create sustainable platinum group metal (PGM) markets, with hydrogen the key long-term...
US Defense Innovation Unit awards Skydweller $14m to continue development of hydrogen-powered aircraft
The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Skydweller Aero $14m to support the creation of a hydrogen...
DOE funds project to convert Alabama gas plant to run partially on hydrogen
All-hydrogen power plants may still be some years out, but hydrogen could play a part in power generation...
04.05.22
IPCC sixth assessment report on climate change highlights the vital role hydrogen will have in tackling global warming
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its sixth assessment report with hydrogen highlighted as a...
Hydrogen is going ‘green’ in many ways but policy changes are needed for grid management, analysts say
New policies and approaches to grid management will be needed to facilitate a hydrogen boom that serves shipping,...
Opinion: In Favor of Hydrogen
When the region’s top air quality experts recently put together a plan to establish a hydrogen refueling infrastructure...
04.04.22
Ports begin charging diesel-powered polluters to build Clean Truck Fund
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday began charging diesel-powered drayage trucks $10 per unit...
This is what the massive international clean hydrogen trade may look like in 2050: Irena
Clean hydrogen production will need to grow from negligible levels today to 614 million tonnes per year by...
03.31.22
Cost of hydrogen electrolysers to fall this decade at similar rates to solar and wind, says Irena
The cost of electrolysers — the machines that split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using an electric...
03.31.22
Ports move to hydrogen fuelling on land before turning to water
Ports are taking steps to introduce hydrogen as a carbon-free fuel in their operations, but it’s primarily a...
03.31.22
State to Develop Proposal to Become Hydrogen Hub With Other Three States
Gov. Ned Lamont has announced that Connecticut is joining New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts to develop a...
North Dakota Hydrogen Hub has its name in $8 billion hat for federal hydrogen hub funds
Hydrogen hubs were among the top items on a list of “moonshots” the Biden administration’s Department of Energy...
03.31.22
California lawmakers want to build more clean energy — and faster
This week we’re running through 25 bills dealing with clean energy, the electric grid and climate-friendly transportation. SB...
03.30.22
Precious metal-free hydrogen fuel cell developed by Cornell researchers
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a hydrogen fuel cell anode made from nitrogen-doped, carbon-coated nickel. This catalyst...
03.29.22
U.S., German officials to meet this week on LNG, hydrogen supplies
U.S. and German government officials will meet in Berlin this week with energy industry executives to discuss ways...
03.28.22
How does a hydrogen engine work?
Fuel cell vehicles run by using an electric motor, so how does H2 power them? The hydrogen car...
03.25.22
Major airlines are getting serious about hydrogen-powered planes
In recent weeks, aviation companies have made significant early moves to begin replacing polluting jet fuel with hydrogen....
03.25.22
FACT SHEET: United States and European Commission Announce Task Force to Reduce Europe’s Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels
Today, President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a joint Task Force to...
03.25.22
New York Signs Pact to Pursue Hydrogen Hub Plan in Climate Push
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut agreed to work with about 40 clean power companies, utilities and...
03.24.22
Oklahoma Senate approves tax incentives for state’s budding hydrogen industry
Bills by Sen. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton, that would support a regional hydrogen hub have passed the state...
03.24.22
California and Japan Partner to Bolster Economic Relations and Trade, Tackle Climate Change
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom met with Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita to strengthen economic cooperation and...
03.23.22
DOE Invests $2.4 Million for Next-Generation Energy Storage Technologies
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $2.4 million in...
West Virginia takes first step to be selected for new hydrogen hub
West Virginia officials say the state is a candidate for a new hydrogen hub founded by the bipartisan...
03.23.22
U.S. in Talks With EU to Help European Supply of LNG and Hydrogen
The European Union and the U.S. are working on an agreement that would aim to ensure a supply...
03.22.22
West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition Takes Next Step To Secure Hub In West Virginia
Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01), and Governor Jim...
Loudoun Could Seek Waste Reuse, Hydrogen Green Energy Proposals
Loudoun County could seek proposals for public-private partnerships around waste reuse and hydrogen green energy at the county...
03.21.22
Delta, Airbus join forces on hydrogen flight ambitions
Delta Airlines has become the first US-based airline to collaborate with Airbus to accelerate the development of hydrogen-powered...
03.21.22
DOE Set to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Technologies
The Department of Energy has released two Requests for Information soliciting feedback and recommendations on the $9.5 billion-dollar...
03.21.22
Western Inter-States Hydrogen Hub Responds to U.S. Department of Energy Request for Information
Today, the Western Inter-States Hydrogen Hub Memorandum of Understanding States and the “Collaboratory” submitted a join response to...
03.18.22
Oklahoma’s hydrogen fuel industry could get a shot in the arm from a new bill
SB 1857 would widen tax credits for businesses that use H2 as a source of fuel or energy....
Calling All Hydrogen Players!
The Department of Energy (DOE) has begun the process of establishing “Hydrogen Hubs” that are funded in the...
03.18.22
Fed Policymakers Unveil Hydrogen Transportation Bill
Legislation that would establish a grant program at the U.S. Department of Transportation to assist with the adoption...
03.18.22
Ford Patents Hydrogen-Fueled Combustion Engine
Muscle Cars and Trucks has discovered a patent filed from Ford with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office for a combustion...
03.17.22
Hydrogen Fuel Could Revolutionize the Aviation Industry
To reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the aviation industry is searching for ways to reduce carbon output and...
03.17.22
‘Magic molecule?’ | US state trio team to bid for $1bn federal hydrogen hub funds
Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma move to set up a regional hub for full-spectrum development and production of hydrogen...
03.17.22
Podcast: How Pumps & Compressors Enable the Hydrogen & CCUS Ecosystem
PODCAST – Frank Ma of John Crane joins the podcast to speak on how compressors and pumps enable...
03.17.22
Is Hydrogen Energy a Solution to the World’s Fuel Woes?
Last week, the EU announced a plan to phase out Russian fossil fuels. In some ways, the strategy...
03.16.22
Washington hydrogen economy gets a boost from new bipartisan legislation
The Washington Green Hydrogen Alliance has praised the passage of SB 5910, bipartisan legislation that will help to...
03.16.22
Policy Pillar: The role of regulatory framework in developing North America’s hydrogen industry
Hydrogen is planned to be a key contributor to achieving net zero, with most countries already including its...
03.16.22
Integration of fuel cell technology into heavy-duty trucks
Today’s optimised diesel trucks are to be challenged by CO2 free propulsion technologies. In discussion these days are...
03.16.22
North County Transit to Buy 8 Fuel Cell Electric Buses with Federal Grant Help
The North County Transit District has received a $4.8 million federal grant to help purchase eight electric buses...
03.16.22
Legislation would design southeastern Pennsylvania as hydrogen hub
Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would urge the Biden administration to designate southeastern Pennsylvania...
03.16.22
Hydrogen May Be the Jet Fuel of the Future
VIDEO – In this episode of Bloomberg’s Accelerate, we show how the race to use hydrogen fuel cells—or...
03.16.22
LSU To Support Tri-State Hydrogen Hub
The Governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas released a joint announcement last week that the three states have...
Multi-State Initiatives Create Hydrogen Bonds
When we last detailed Hydrogen Hub Developments Across the U.S. in January, individual states were advancing their own...
03.15.22
Senate approves tax incentives to help state’s hydrogen industry take off
Less than a week after Gov. Stitt’s announcement that Oklahoma is forming a partnership with Arkansas and Louisiana...
Ardmore plant is integral to three-state ‘hydrogen hub’
A 2021 task force led by the Secretary of Energy and Environment found Oklahoma has plenty of potential...
03.15.22
Energy Watch Oklahoma: Accelerating The Hydrogen Economy
VIDEO – Oklahoma Secretary of Energy & Environment, Ken Wagner, discusses Oklahoma’s multi-state partnership with the states of...
Gus Bilirakis Champions Bills for More Options for Hydrogen Trucks, Ports
Last week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilikrais, R-Fla., threw his support behind two proposals from U.S. Rep. Katie Porter,...
Creativity, embracing risk will be key to next wave of carbon reduction
The easy steps to reduce carbon emissions have already been taken, and further cuts will require innovation from...
CERAWEEK: DOE’s ‘Energy Earth Shots’ requires private industry collaboration
The private sector’s help is sought in three main “Energy Earth Shots” — clean hydrogen production, long-duration energy...
03.14.22
Governor announces plans for hydrogen aircraft plant in Albuquerque
A California-based startup company plans to build a manufacturing plant in Albuquerque to power passenger aircraft with hydrogen...
03.14.22
Hydrogen hub work group approved
Nebraska could seek to be selected as a regional clean hydrogen hub under a bill passed by the...
03.11.22
Gas utilities get to work piloting hydrogen use in distribution systems
Hydrogen pilot project updates from gas utilities show that the industry is starting to execute on its plans...
03.11.22
New Mexico governor sets sights on building hydrogen economy
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took another step Thursday to put New Mexico on the hydrogen map, signing an...
03.11.22
CERAWeek: Granholm, gas and ‘collapse the bureaucracy’
The oil and gas industry needs to work with DOE to help bring down the costs of alternatives...
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas Announce Hydrogen Partnership
Today, Governors John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, and Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas announced their...
Hydrogen Trucks Get A Boost
Lawmakers in both parties and chambers hope to reduce heavy trucking emissions, and they view hydrogen as just...
03.11.22
World’s largest green hydrogen project unveiled in Texas, with plan to produce clean rocket fuel for Elon Musk
US start-up Green Hydrogen International (GHI) has announced a 60GW renewable H2 project in a sparsely populated area...
CERAWEEK Ukraine crisis is a ‘defining moment’ for the century, U.S. climate czar Kerry says
The Ukraine crisis is going to be a “defining moment” for this century, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry...
03.07.22
Oklahoma wants to be the home of electric-, hydrogen-fueled vehicles
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration is betting big on electric- and hydrogen-fueled vehicles coming to Oklahoma. Officials say they’re...
03.07.22
Personal View: It’s time to add hydrogen to Ohio’s energy mix
Across the globe, countries and regions are beginning to use hydrogen as a way to store zero-emissions energy...
Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Actions to Accelerate Clean Transit Buses, School Buses, and Trucks
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing major federal actions that will expand clean public transit and school...
DOE Projects Zero Emissions Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks Will Be Cheaper than Diesel-Powered Trucks by 2035
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a study showing that by 2030, nearly half of medium-...
03.04.22
60GW green hydrogen production, storage, and distribution megaproject to be developed in Texas, US
A major new hydrogen project in the US, dubbed the “world’s largest’ green hydrogen production and storage hub...
03.04.22
2021 deals position US to be a global hydrogen leader: BloombergNEF
2021 was a landmark year for renewable energy in the U.S., with a record-breaking $105 billion private investment...
03.04.22
Pipeline Leadership Conference Highlights Low-Carbon Future
More than 120 industry professionals attended the 2021 Pipeline Leadership Conference, Nov. 17-18, at the Embassy Suites —...
03.04.22
Opinion: America’s national security solution, energy
Elected in 2017, Michael J. Dunleavy is the 12th governor of Alaska. U.S. policymakers and the private sector...
03.02.22
Hydrogen hub work group advanced
Nebraska would seek to be selected as a regional clean hydrogen hub under a bill advanced from the...
03.02.22
Harrowing IPCC climate change report demonstrates the urgency to scale hydrogen technologies
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has given a stark reminder of the battle against climate change...
03.01.22
Watch this TED talk to get up to speed on green ammonia and shipping
The global shipping industry accounts for roughly 3 percent of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions, a number...
Kentucky to develop a hydrogen hub with LG&E and KU supporting its establishment
The establishment is part of the state’s plans to decarbonise and become a key area for green hydrogen...
Plans for State’s First Hydrogen Fueling Station Move Forward in Chehalis
If current estimates hold up, the construction of [Washington]’s first hydrogen fueling site could be complete as early...
State, congressional leaders hoping to bring hydrogen hub to West Virginia
The West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group held its first organizational meeting Friday. Last week, Gov. Jim Justice...
02.28.22
Four Western states joining forces to create hydrogen hubs
Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado are banding together to develop new ways to make hydrogen more available...
02.28.22
Hydrogen can work — but N.M. needs a plan
Those concerned about climate change need to understand how important hydrogen is to a zero-carbon future. The hydrogen...
02.25.22
Energy leaders express hydrogen predictions in newly published book
How will hydrogen technology transform our lives in the next two decades? A question which many may have...
Colorado joins three other Rocky Mountain states to push for regional hydrogen hub
Colorado will join three other Rocky Mountain states to apply for federal money to create a hydrogen hub...
Fast-moving Bill Seeks to Win Hydrogen Hub for Wash.
A bill in the Washington State Legislature aims to boost the state’s prospects for landing one of four...
02.24.22
Which states will win out on $9.5B in federal clean hydrogen funding?
The federal government has $8 billion to spend to kick-start construction of the first “clean hydrogen hubs” in...
02.23.22
Atlas of Energy Transition™
Navigating a pathway to a low-carbon global economy requires a new plan. The S&P Global Platts Atlas of...
02.23.22
Will Biden And Scholz Unlock Hydrogen’s Potential?
Standing next to President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz...
House Hearing Further Highlights Bipartisan Support for Hydrogen Technologies
The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing called “H2Success: Research...
02.22.22
Port of Corpus Christi to become green hydrogen hub
The parties have entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU). Under the MoU, they will explore the...
Hurdles to a successful hydrogen future in the US
Clean hydrogen production and use must increase by 50 fold by 2050, from 10 million tonnes per year...
02.21.22
DOE Moving Forward to Implement Significant Hydrogen Programs: Seeks Public Input
On February 14, 2022, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued two Requests for Information (“RFIs”) related to its...
02.18.22
SBU chemistry professor receives $544,892 NSF grant to explore potential hydrogen storage
As a chemist, Dr. Scott Simpson is passionate about solving a problem that has a major impact across...
02.18.22
Platinum industry sees value in offshore wind-to-hydrogen technology
“With the wind-to-hydrogen approach, the value of the offshore wind power is increased as regions with abundant offshore...
02.18.22
US Department of Energy launches the H2 Matchmaker Map to accelerate the hydrogen sector
The US Department of Energy (DOE) revealed on Thursday (Feb 17) its innovative H2 Matchmaker Map has launched...
02.18.22
Big Plans for Green Hydrogen
Southern California Gas Co. is proposing what it says will be the biggest green hydrogen pipeline in the...
Breaking barriers to accelerate energy transition
Heading further into 2022, there is evidence of growing acceptance that the answers to the challenges of the...
02.17.22
Two major North American food companies to integrate hydrogen boilers
Hydrogen boilers will be utilised in North America to decarbonise the food industry with Jericho Energy Ventures revealing...
SARTA seeks to build support for hydrogen hub in Ohio
The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority is part of a new alliance seeking a $2 billion federal grant...
02.17.22
Major green hydrogen infrastructure system proposed for Los Angeles
SoCalGas wants to develop what it says will be the US’ largest green hydrogen infrastructure system to deliver...
02.16.22
Harnessing the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change? It’s more than a pipe dream
Many might choke at the suggestion Big Oil could play a key role in saving the climate. But,...
02.16.22
How Clean Is Hydrogen? Platts, Others Seek to Give Fuel a Score
S&P Global Platts, the energy and commodities pricing service, has teamed up with a national lab and a...
02.16.22
West Virginia aiming to bring hydrogen energy facility to state
West Virginia is on the offensive in trying to snag a new energy producing facility that uses hydrogen....
02.16.22
DOE Establishes Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $9.5 Billion Clean Hydrogen Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced two Requests for Information (RFI) to collect feedback from stakeholders...
02.15.22
California plans to double hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet with current purchase pipeline
Did you know that hydrogen-powered buses in California have covered more than 5.5 million miles to date? As...
02.15.22
OPINION: New Mexico, Now’s Our Opportunity to Reimagine Energy
Joseph Sanchez is a former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the Chairman of Sustainable...
02.15.22
Hydrogen Cars and Buses Seize the Spotlight at Beijing’s Winter Olympic Games
When Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, it used the global spotlight to showcase the then-emerging technology...
02.15.22
50 hydrogen stations now fully operational in California; station pipeline to double site number
The US state of California now has 50 permanent hydrogen stations up and running, with plans to more...
02.15.22
Which countries could become the world’s hydrogen superpowers?
The global quest for clean energy is disrupting the fossil fuel-based world order. Hydrogen could account for up...
02.15.22
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial Sector
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions across agencies to support American leadership on clean manufacturing—including low-carbon...
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Hearing Showcases Broad Hydrogen Support & Opportunity
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee Hearing on Clean Hydrogen on February 10,...
02.14.22
First train set to run on new Southern California commuter line
The first test train on a new 9-mile rail line connecting Redlands, Calif., to the Metrolink commuter rail...
02.14.22
Goldman Sachs – Clean hydrogen transformational for net zero
Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research’s latest report – Carbonomics: The clean hydrogen revolution – takes a deep dive...
02.14.22
North Dakota tribe to supply natural gas to hydrogen plant
Natural gas that’s being burned off and wasted as a byproduct of oil production on an American Indian...
02.14.22
Senate lawmakers pitch their states for DOE hydrogen hub
Senate hearing ostensibly to discuss the future and challenges of hydrogen as an energy source turned into a...
02.10.22
‘Baby Hydrogen Bill’ Emerges In New Mexico House
One day after a controversial bill to make New Mexico a hub of hydrogen activity died in the...
02.10.22
Hydrogen tax credits could help developers secure project financing: experts
Hydrogen tax credits proposed within the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act would not only help bring down...
02.09.22
Hydrogen offers promise of jobs, revenue
Across the world, governments including ours and those in our states are introducing industrial policies that will decarbonize...
02.09.22
New Mexico Can Be An Energy Leader With The Hydrogen Hub
The New Mexico Legislature will once again have the opportunity to place New Mexico at the forefront of...
02.09.22
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $28 Million to Develop Clean Hydrogen
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $28 million...
02.07.22
Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?
“For deep decarbonization of agriculture, you switch to green ammonia,” says Michael Reese, director of the University of...
02.07.22
UD researchers report hyper-efficient method for removing carbon dioxide from air
University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using...
02.04.22
Taking the next step to renewable energy products
A shift toward alternative renewable energy products is a step in the right direction when it comes to...
02.04.22
Platts Analytics’ top energy transition trends to watch
Events in 2021 exposed significant hurdles governments and markets still need to overcome during the energy transition journey,...
02.04.22
US utility bets big on hydrogen; places electrolyser and refuelling station order
More and more utility companies are now investing in hydrogen, with one US-based power and gas firm placing...
02.04.22
Here’s what we know about the big carbon capture/storage hub initiative
With Thursday’s announcement that they had formed an alliance to help start a carbon capture and storage and...
02.03.22
New catalysts steer hydrogen fuel cells into mainstream
Cornell chemists have discovered a class of nonprecious metal derivatives that can catalyze fuel cell reactions about as...
02.03.22
Companies Launch Hydrogen Industrial Hub in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
EQT Corporation, Equinor, GE Gas Power, Marathon Petroleum (including its affiliate MPLX), Mitsubishi Power, Shell Polymers and U....
02.02.22
Record-breaking year for hydrogen refuelling with 142 new stations opened in 2021
2021 has yet again been a record-breaking year for the hydrogen industry with H2stations revealing that 142 hydrogen...
14 regions identified for potential hydrogen, carbon storage hub locations
A nonpartisan energy research organization has identified 14 optimal locations for future hydrogen and carbon management hubs across...
02.01.22
Current and Future Developments in Hydrogen-Fueled Transport
As the number of automobiles on the roads continues to rise exponentially each year, environmental concerns about exhaust...
02.01.22
University of Wyoming to receive $500,000 to support development of a Hydrogen Energy Research Center
With the University of Wyoming, US, continuing to develop a Hydrogen Energy Research Center, the school will receive...
New Mexico has the ingredients to be hydrogen superpower
New Mexico has been blessed with an abundance of natural resources — from the oil and natural gas...
01.31.22
Port of Louisiana to gain hydrogen and ammonia production facility to scale hydrogen technologies around the globe
The Port of Louisiana, US, will gain a new hydrogen and ammonia production facility, revealed today (Jan 31)...
01.31.22
SunLine Transit Agency inaugurates new liquid hydrogen fuel pump
As part of the goal to achieve a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2035, SunLine Transit Agency and...
Why hydrogen investment is ready for lift off
As more companies look to cut carbon footprints across their supply chains, hydrogen fuel is set to become...
01.26.22
ICCT report backs hydrogen flights to cut aircraft emissions
A new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), states that evolutionary liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft could...
01.25.22
New Mexico to boost clean energy economy with Hydrogen Hub Development Act
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the introduction of House Bill 4, the Hydrogen Hub Development Act,...
01.24.22
Bill Expanding Utility Production, Sale of Hydrogen Passes House Committee
A bill in the [Washington State] Legislature that would expand the ability of public utilities to produce, sell...
Carbon capture, hydrogen projects gain funding from Wyoming agency
The Wyoming Energy Authority and Energy Resources Council recommended funding requests for carbon capture utilization and storage projects...
Kentucky forms a regional hydrogen hub workgroup
The primary purpose of the hydrogen hub workgroup will be to develop projects eligible for funding under the...
01.20.22
SunLine celebrates new mobile hydrogen refueling station in Indio
SunLine’s growing hydrogen bus fleet can now refuel at a mobile station in Indio, in addition to SunLine’s...
Hydrogen Hub Developments Across the U.S.
With 2022 upon us, states across the U.S. are kicking off their legislative sessions and governors are or...
01.19.22
Use of fuel cell vehicles expected to increase in the U.S.
Although natural gas continues to fuel a significant portion of the U.S. transportation sector, the use of hydrogen...
01.19.22
Kick-Starting Deployment of Clean Hydrogen in the United States – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
In 2021, we witnessed a number of important developments in the future role of hydrogen as part of...
01.18.22
National coalition to advance the development of hydrogen fuel cell buses formed in the U.S.
The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council (HFC Bus Council) has formed a first-of-its-kind national coalition of public transit...
State, Los Alamos & Sandia National Labs Agreement On Zero-Carbon Hydrogen
The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD), Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, and Environment Department (EMNRD) entered...
Proposed Californian state budget set to include $6.1bn for zero-emission vehicles including hydrogen
California, US, is set to welcome over $6.1bn over five years, outlined within the proposed 2022-2023 State Budget,...
More hydrogen infrastructure investments are needed in California to meet zero-emission vehicle goals
California will not meet its zero-emission vehicle goals, unless infrastructure developments are made to support the adoption of...
01.13.22
San Juan College launches new certification with emphasis on hydrogen fuel cell technology in the automotive industry
A new certification programme has been approved by the San Juan College Board of Trustees that will provide...
01.13.22
Port of Hueneme Pass MOU for Use of Electric Terminal Tractors
On Dec. 20, the Port of Hueneme and the Oxnard Harbor District board voted to approve a Memorandum...
01.13.22
Town’s Fuel Cell Park is fully operational
Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Yaphank Fuel Cell Park at the Brookhaven Landfill is now fully...
Catalyst podcast: Inside the Department of Energy’s loan deal to back hydrogen
PODCAST – First-of-a-kind projects are, by definition, unproven. Despite the abundance of capital in climatetech these days, the...
01.07.22
CaFCP outlines 200 heavy-duty hydrogen refuelling stations target by 2035 at CHBC webinar
The California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) hosted a webinar on Thursday (Jan 6) aiming to showcase the feasibility...
HyBlend to assess hydrogen compatibility with pipeline materials in the US
Hydrogen could be the future when it comes to heating our homes, but in order to achieve large...
01.06.22
State of the State 2022: Hochul eyes NY clean hydrogen hub in Auburn, other cities
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 legislative agenda includes the pursuit of a federal clean hydrogen hub in New York...
Hydrogen fuel cells could be the future of the military (and everyone else)
If you look around at the evolving state of the automotive industry, it’s easy to see that electric...
01.05.22
Renewable hydrogen plant set to be developed in Montana, US, with $50m project financing
Montana Renewables is expected to accelerate development of a renewable hydrogen plant in Great Falls, Montana, US, with...
01.03.22
The Lone Star State May Host The World’s Next Big Hydrogen Hub
In the US, the region that appears best equipped for widespread adoption of clean H2 is the Texas...
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Build Back Better plan could spark hydrogen fuel cell industry
The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Build Back Better plan have the potential to spark huge...
12.29.21
5 ways to simultaneously improve living standards and limit global warming
Over the past quarter of a century, advances in technology and living standards have enabled more than a...
12.28.21
Biden Energy Loan Revamp Starts With $1 Billion for Hydrogen
The U.S. Energy Department said Thursday it would back a Nebraska project to convert natural gas into hydrogen,...
12.23.21
DOE Hydrogen Updates after Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passage
On December 8, 2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program hosted a public webinar and shared several...
12.22.21
US DOE establishes the ‘Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations’ with hydrogen key in the office’s developments
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has established a new office that will be dedicated to progressing clean...
12.22.21
Coal-centric Wyoming looks to a clean hydrogen future
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $644,000 for...
12.22.21
New California hydrogen fuel plant will use wood waste
Mote, a climate tech company has announced its intentions to build a $100 million hydrogen fuel facility that...
12.22.21
Amazon invests in ammonia fuel tech to curb cargo ship emissions
Major U.S. retailers have pledged to curb their supply-chain emissions by powering warehouses with renewable energy and replacing...
Feds Need Both FCEVs and BEVs to Achieve Biden’s Net-Zero Order
The transportation sector accounts for 29 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the U.S., the largest share of any...
12.21.21
Champaign-Urbana MTD Partners with Public and Private Sector to Implement Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Technology
By working with a consortium of partners, including state, federal, local, private, and nonprofit entities, the Champaign-Urbana Mass...
12.21.21
GUEST COLUMN: Energy transition? Texans should plan expansion
Texas embraces everything about energy — especially what’s new. Well-designed energy expansion offers significant growth opportunities for existing...
Scaling Up U.S. Hydrogen: A 360° View – Hosted by EPRI & Hydrogen Forward
On Monday, December 13, 2021 the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Hydrogen Forward co-hosted the virtual event,...
With hydrogen, ‘clean’ should be colorblind
As the world looks for ways to decarbonize, hydrogen has emerged as a leading candidate for this transition....
12.17.21
More than 80% of energy companies are investing in hydrogen or considering entering the market, survey finds
A survey of 170 energy industry “decision-makers” — including those in oil & gas, power and renewables, and...
Turn up the heat: A brief history of high-temperature hydrogen fuel cells
In the early 1960s, a cooperative effort between the US Air Force Materials Laboratory, Dupont, and the Celanese...
City Installs Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Traffic Light Backup Power
The city of Santa Clarita has taken a major step forward in protecting public safety during power outages...
12.16.21
US puts carbon focus in $9.5bn going to hydrogen
President Joe Biden’s administration intends to set a high bar for the carbon-intensity of hydrogen produced from natural...
North Dakota board aimed at curbing emissions recommends funding for hydrogen hub, natural gas plant
Members of a new North Dakota board aimed at fostering cleaner energy production in the state’s fossil fuel...
12.16.21
Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia
This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia, which explores the path to low-carbon...
12.14.21
Hydrogen storage in salt caverns: Dispelling the myths
Hydrogen is widely considered as one of the most influential and promising zero-emission technologies capable of supporting global...
12.13.21
Oregon State researchers develop advanced catalysts for clean hydrogen production
Oregon State University research into the design of catalysts has shown that hydrogen can be cleanly produced with...
12.13.21
U.S. energy firms push states for carbon markets to spur renewable fuel growth
U.S. energy companies are pressing states to speed development of low-carbon fuel markets, warning that numerous proposed projects...
12.09.21
US: Hydrogen blending to be explored by Southwest Gas in Nevada and Tempe
Hydrogen blending continues to be one of the most promising renewable technologies in contemporary society and a new...
12.09.21
CARB Previews Future Changes to California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
On December 7, 2021, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public workshop to preview potential changes...
12.08.21
The ‘first’ zero-emission hydrogen-powered airliner in the US is set to be operational by 2025
With the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI), a new green propulsion system that utilises hydrogen could...
12.08.21
The innovative chemistry enabling green hydrogen
The increasing frequency of climate-related events worldwide has spurred a growing dialogue about the importance of a clean...
Port of Seattle green hydrogen fuel project underway with DOE funding
Two studies are proceeding to determine the potential for the clean energy source. Teams at Seattle City Light,...
12.07.21
Hydrogen Forward’s 2021 Hydrogen Year in Review
Hydrogen has had an incredible year in 2021, as U.S. top-level officials and policymakers announced their support for...
Focus on single technology could hinder long-term hydrogen deployment: panelists
An overcommitment to any single production technology at this early stage of the hydrogen economy could stymie its...
FEATURE: COP26 sets stage for hydrogen market boom, if policy supports investment
The UN Climate Change Conference at the start of November has paved the way for a rapid, widespread...
12.03.21
Sea Change fuel cell ferry refuels in the United States for first time
The catamaran hydrogen fuel cell ferry known as the Sea Change is set to operate in San Francisco...
Top 5 Hydrogen Takeaways from COP26
With the 2021 United Nations climate change conference (COP26) now in the rearview, and with the benefit of...
COP26: Hydrogen in the spotlight
Hydrogen featured heavily at COP26, providing cause for optimism for the transition toward a low-carbon hydrogen economy. This...
12.02.21
Steel Industry Set to Pivot to Hydrogen in $278 Billion Green Push
Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050,...
Renewable hydrogen fuel being studied for the Port of Seattle
Two studies—led by a team from Seattle City Light, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Sandia National Laboratories—are...
12.01.21
Big corporations to drive demand for low-carbon technologies like hydrogen
Roughly half the technologies required to achieve net-zero emissions from the world economy by 2050 are not ready...
12.01.21
Want Long-Term Energy Storage? Look to Hydrogen
The power industry has been all abuzz lately about the potential role hydrogen could play in decarbonizing the...
12.01.21
Hydrogen could be the key to zero-carbon flight – here’s why
The range of battery-electric cars has risen substantially over the past decade, making them increasingly appealing for drivers....
11.30.21
Coal Creek carbon capture, hydrogen hub among projects seeking clean energy funding
A new arm of state government tasked with vetting funding applications for clean energy projects will evaluate eight...
11.30.21
What it will take to decarbonize shipping
It’s hard to decarbonize, it’s often overlooked and it accounts for more annual carbon emissions than air travel:...
11.29.21
300 companies chart path for CO2-free energy technology
More than a decade ago, a host of U.S. companies helped drive down wind and solar energy costs...
11.29.21
Hydrogen Rising: COP26, the Clean Energy Economy, and Hydrogen
PODCAST – In this episode of Hydrogen Rising, co-hosts David Wochner from K&L Gates and Sandra Safro from...
Hydrogen council summit to address zero-carbon role for climate goals
The California Hydrogen Business Council is presenting its first California Hydrogen Leadership Summit in Sacramento this winter to...
11.23.21
Hydrogen investments may be key to global energy competitiveness for U.S.
As countries tout their net-zero goals to decarbonize economies and mitigate the impacts of climate change, many in...
11.23.21
The ‘Hydrogen Hype’ Is Justified – Here’s Why
Hydrogen is no stranger. For more than 100 years, humans have worked with this ubiquitious element in various...
11.22.21
California Hydrogen Leadership Summit Sets Sights on Policy Action
As California dives deeper into the colossal effort to achieve carbon neutrality in the world’s seventh largest economy...
11.19.21
Union labor can enable hydrogen’s carbon-cutting potential
While the results of the discussions at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, are still being analyzed,...
11.19.21
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Accelerating Hydrogen
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (commonly known as...
Hydrogen Forward Commends Inclusion of Hydrogen in the Build Back Better Act
The legislation includes tax credits and funding programs to support hydrogen and fuel cell investments. WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
11.18.21
Jump-starting hydrogen economy will require color blindness: panel
More attention will need to be paid to various hydrogen production pathways in the near term in order...
11.18.21
13 Hydrogen fuel cell buses ordered for the Foothill Transit fleet
The Californian public transportation service has ordered another thirteen zero-emission buses. Foothill Transit in California has ordered thirteen...
11.18.21
Is hydrogen California’s zero-emissions solution?
Two decades ago, had someone asked farsighted advocates for decarbonizing the economy when they would know their goal...
11.18.21
New Mexico governor thanks oil and gas, cheers hydrogen plan
New Mexico’s Democratic governor is seeking legislation to help jump-start hydrogen production from natural gas in her state....
11.16.21
Shipping and aviation plan to go net zero. How?
October saw a seismic shift, with the global maritime shipping and aviation industries both committing to move to...
11.16.21
President Biden dedicates $9.5bn for the hydrogen industry in $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
$8bn for large-scale regional clean hydrogen hubs, $1bn for clean hydrogen electrolysis research and development and $500m in...
California OKs $1.4 bln plan for car chargers, hydrogen refueling
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a three-year $1.4 billion plan to help California achieve its electric...
11.15.21
DOE gives H2 Twin Cities a hand with clean hydrogen deployment
Deputy Secretary David Turk recently announced the launch of H2 Twin Cities and the use of clean hydrogen...
11.12.21
Congress Passes Historic Infrastructure Bill Offering Massive Opportunities for The Build out Of the Hydrogen Economy
PODCAST – Late Friday night, 5 November 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a bipartisan basis...
Energy summit focuses on practical solutions for fighting climate change
Leaders within California’s petroleum and renewable-energy capital gathered Wednesday to highlight technologies with the potential to forestall climate...
11.11.21
Lewis County Energy Coalition Looks to Hydrogen Valleys as Work Ramps Up to Develop Innovation Center
The Lewis County Energy Innovation Coalition got a peek across the pond on Tuesday at how some European...
COP26: US Department of Energy reveals innovative H2 Twin Cities initiative
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed today (Nov 10) a new H2 Twin Cities initiative at...
11.11.21
HyFleet: FlixMobility, Freudenberg and ZF to build Europe´s first green hydrogen long distance bus
FlixMobility, the leading tech-mobility company for sustainable and intermodal mobility, takes part in the recently started research project...
Hydrogen Forward Encouraged by House Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Legislation includes funding for hydrogen hubs and a national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hydrogen...
Hydrogen Forward Launches “United States Of Hydrogen” Tool
Interactive map to highlight abundance of hydrogen deployments, research projects, and opportunities across the country WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
COP26: Mission Innovation reveals four new missions to accelerate clean energy technologies with hydrogen included
23 Governments have revealed four new missions, as part of Mission Innovation, that aim to accelerate innovative, clean...
11.10.21
Net zero isn’t a zero-sum game in transport – both battery and fuel cell electric vehicles are needed
The movement of people and goods throughout society has always depended on more than one technology. Different individuals,...
11.10.21
Calif.’s last nuclear plant needed for 100% clean grid — experts
The only remaining nuclear power plant in California could help the state fight climate change, prevent electricity shortages...
11.09.21
Op-Ed: Hydrogen fueling stations will provide another way to drive electric in Colorado
Battery electric vehicles are getting more attention than ever before from U.S. consumers and investors. More than one...
11.09.21
Listen: Hydrogen and the path towards decarbonization
PODCAST – Hydrogen has received extraordinary policy support over the past year, with nations worldwide racing to publish...
11.09.21
Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with funding for transmission, hydrogen and EVs
The House on Friday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes about $65 billion for grid...
Port of Seattle and Seattle City Light to study use of hydrogen fuel
The Port of Seattle and Seattle City Light will take a deeper look at using hydrogen fuels to...
11.09.21
Hydrogen has an important role in clean energy | READER COMMENTARY
In response to the recent letter to the editor, “Hydrogen is not really a clean energy source” (Nov....
11.05.21
SunLine Transit brings hydrogen fuel cell bus total to 26 with new order
Five new hydrogen fuel cell buses are set for California, US, with SunLine Transit Agency ordering further zero-emission...
11.05.21
Heinrich, Lujan look to support ‘clean’ hydrogen through package of U.S. Senate bills
New Mexico’s two Democrat U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan continued their pursuit of hydrogen to...
11.04.21
Granholm on DOE’s next steps, gas, energy ‘carrots’
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm heads to a global climate change conference today as part of a U.S. delegation...
11.04.21
Meeting climate targets requires a rapid acceleration in the fuel economy of vehicles
To help put the world on track for net zero emissions by 2050, automakers need to almost triple...
11.04.21
Charting a Sustainable Course for the Hydrogen Economy of the Future
Hydrogen is an abundant and clean burning gas, so it’s little wonder that many energy professionals consider it...
11.04.21
California’s Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Future
The possibility of home production and usage of fuel cell technology for high-efficiency, zero-emission electric vehicles has sparked...
11.03.21
Hydrogen Of Any Made-Up ‘Color’ Can Help Achieve Net-Zero
In the early stages of the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy sources, policymakers emphasized support for commercially...
COP26: Hydrogen Council calls on world leaders to back pledges on clean hydrogen investment
The Hydrogen Council called on world leaders in the public and private sectors to back pledges on clean...
11.03.21
Here’s How Big Oil Could Play A Big Part In The Clean Energy Transition
Investors, climate activists, and state attorneys general have scrutinized Big Oil, forcing it to curb CO2 releases and...
11.03.21
Nations agree to ensure clean hydrogen is affordable and available globally by 2030
A total of 32 countries, plus the EU, have agreed to work together to accelerate the development and...
11.02.21
Consensus over hydrogen at COP26 can dramatically speed up the energy transition
We are on the cusp of an energy revolution that could see hydrogen play a key role in...
11.02.21
The signature fuel of the American space programme: NASA’s influential role in the liquid hydrogen ecosystem
As NASA looks once again to putting astronauts back on the surface of the moon, with the upcoming...
11.01.21
DOE Announces Nearly $200 Million to Reduce Emissions From Cars and Trucks
Vice President Kamala Harris will join U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in New York today to...
11.01.21
Gov. Wolf Awards $9.5 Million to Reduce Pollutants and Increase Clean Transportation
Governor Tom Wolf today awarded $9.5 million to reduce diesel emissions, improve air quality, and promote clean transportation...
11.01.21
Clean Hydrogen Emerging As Major Player In Energy Transition
In the search for low-carbon alternatives to natural gas, clean hydrogen is increasingly being seen as a key...
11.01.21
Hydropower: A Cost-Effective Source of Energy for Hydrogen Production
With more countries announcing net-zero plans for 2050 or sooner, hydrogen’s time has come to play a major...
11.01.21
Leading aviation manufacturers outline sustainable flight commitments; hydrogen to play a major role
Seven of the world’s major aviation manufacturers have strengthened their stance on sustainable aviation, having committed to investigating...
10.29.21
Bipartisan senators introduce bills to boost hydrogen energy
A bipartisan Senate duo yesterday introduced three bills they say could form the foundation for the domestic growth...
10.29.21
Wood Mackenzie: Global hydrogen demand could rise six-fold by 2050
The time is ripe for the world’s major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the...
10.29.21
Carbon Capture and Hydrogen: The ‘Most Exciting’ Things in Energy Sector’s Future
Insiders have long been talking about the energy transition taking place within the power industry. Most of the...
10.29.21
Hydrogen seaborne trade could hit 150 mln tonnes by 2050
Hydrogen could make up around one-third of global seaborne energy trade by 2050 from zero now as countries...
10.27.21
Congress Eyes $235 Billion in Clean Energy Subsidies. Here they are.
Congress has a long-standing aversion to climate policy. Cap and trade saw a spectacular death in 2010. A...
10.27.21
5 surprising ways to increase living standards sustainably
Over the past quarter of a century, advances in technology and living standards have enabled more than a...