Hydrogen and the low carbon energy transition

We are reading a lot recently about hydrogen and the role it can play in achieving our long term energy and climate objectives. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) has recently published its roadmap for the energy transition. The FCH JU is a unique public private partnership supporting research, technological development and … Continue reading Hydrogen and the low carbon energy transition →

A ‘hydrogen society’ is ahead

Electric vehicle celebrity Wan Gang, the “father of China’s electric vehicle movement,” says a ‘hydrogen society’ is ahead. Companies are jumping in, but cost and other challenges remain. Louise Moon explains in an article on the South China Morning Post website. When China’s father of EVs starts talking up hydrogen vehicles, analysts say investors … Continue reading A ‘hydrogen society’ is ahead →

Comparing electric and hydrogen vehicles

It is encouraging to see the developments underway in our low-carbon energy transition. This is definitely true for transport. Jake Whitehead, Robin Smit and Simon Washington from the University of Queensland discuss the relative strengths of electric and hydrogen vehicles in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views? Why battery-powered vehicles … Continue reading Comparing electric and hydrogen vehicles →

Nanoparticles producing hydrogen could dissolve plastic waste mountain

Everyone is trying to figure out what we can do with all the plastic we use and dispose. Cahal Milmo writes on the i news website about a new scientific breakthrough that could have discarded plastic used as a fuel for hydrogen-powered vehicles. Waste plastic could be used to fuel cars using recycling technique … Continue reading Nanoparticles producing hydrogen could dissolve plastic waste mountain →

Important new effort in Germany to produce hydrogen from renewables

The potential for the greater use of hydrogen is great and gets little enough attention. It is encouraging to read about a new network of companies and research institutions in Germany that are working together to produce what they call green hydrogen. Robin Whitlock explains on the renewablenergymagazine website. Panorama - German network aims … Continue reading Important new effort in Germany to produce hydrogen from renewables →

Are we entering the hydrogen age?

David Thorpe writes a good blog on The Ecologist website about the recent developments, arguing that hydrogen is set to go from niche to mainstream for not only the transport sector but also for storing surplus renewable energy. The hydrogen economy is much nearer than we think Ever thought what will happen to the … Continue reading Are we entering the hydrogen age? →

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 →