New IEA technology roadmap on hydrogen and fuel cells

The IEA has recently published an important new report on hydrogen and fuel cells. Hydrogen is an energy carrier that partly offers the advantages of fossil fuels – flexibility and energy density – with potentially a low carbon footprint. As a storehouse of low-carbon energy, it offers a means to integrate high shares of variable … Continue reading New IEA technology roadmap on hydrogen and fuel cells

Automakers are increasingly betting on hydrogen

  While EiD has recently had articles on recent developments in the use of hydrogen, it is an approach that hopefully will see more developments because of the need for us to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels for transport. Lawrence Ulrich writes in the New York Times about more developments and how automakers are … Continue reading Automakers are increasingly betting on hydrogen

Development in hydrogen trams

While there are developments in hydrogen vehicles, there are also major developments on hydrogen trams. The sonnenseite.com website describes latest developments in China.   World's first hydrogen tram rolls off assembly line in Qingdao World's first hydrogen-powered tramcar rolled off the assembly line in Qingdao on March 19, 2015. The new tram is the only … Continue reading Development in hydrogen trams

New developments in hydrogen-fuelled vehicles

There are many efforts underway to replace fossil-fuelled vehicles. We hear much about electric vehicles but little about hydrogen ones. Now, as shown by Steve Connor in The Independent, there are important new developments that could use biomass to produce hydrogen for vehicles.   Breakthrough in hydrogen-powered cars may spell end for petrol stations Scientists … Continue reading New developments in hydrogen-fuelled vehicles