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c6330507 started the topic The fuel of the 2020s? Why hydrogen could clean up Britain's transport network this decade | UK Telegraph in the forum Science and Environment 4 months ago

UK Telegraph | 14 FEB 2020

Twenty years ago the Toyota Prius had already been around for a couple of years and people poked fun at it because it looked weird and was manufactured at a loss. Twenty years on, and the electrification of the automobile has become a standard, Toyota is the king of hybrids – and nobody is laughing at them no…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic It's Time To Talk Hydrogen in the forum Science and Environment 4 months ago

Since hydrogen can be made from renewables and stored in a tank, it can be thought of as both a fuel and a storage solution.

Green hydrogen could transform the existing hydrogen and gas infrastructure.

Forbes | Feb 11, 2020
It has become increasingly evident that we need many solutions to beat back climate change.

A carbon-free fuel is of…

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c6330507 replied to the topic Bill Gates Goes Hydrogen BigTime in the forum Science and Environment 4 months ago

Bill Gates ‘not buying our hydrogen yacht’. Billionaire Bill Gates has not commissioned a hydrogen-powered superyacht from designer Sinot, the firm has told the BBC.

The yacht designer firm said I am the only journalist who has contacted them to ask whether this viral story was true. pic.twitter.com/tsjLusslZw

— Zoe Kleinman🎙️💻🤖 (@zsk) February 10, 2020

Haha. How hard.can it be? pic.twitter.com/4bH4IVTOpp

— Zoe Kleinman🎙️💻🤖 (@zsk) February 10, 2020

In our latest podcast I find out how @zsk uncovered the curious case of Bill Gates and the hydrogen super yacht he hasn’t ordered and talk about how the Coronavirus crisis is leading to a surge in teleconferencing and ponder the pitfalls that could bring. https://t.co/6LEZ73nLPL pic.twitter.com/ubWnNJDZT7

— Susannah Streeter (@BBCStreeter) February 10, 2020

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c6330507 started the topic Bill Gates Goes Hydrogen BigTime in the forum Science and Environment 4 months ago

UK Guardian | 9 FEB 2020

Bill Gates has ordered the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht, worth an estimated £500m ($644m) and featuring an infinity pool, helipad, spa and gym.

The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft has commissioned the Aqua ship – a 112-metre (370ft) luxury vessel completely powered by liquid hydrogen – which was pub…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic Forbes: How Renewable Energy Will Make All The Cheap Hydrogen We Need in the forum Science and Environment 4 months ago

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Forbes: How Renewable Energy Will Make All The Cheap Hydrogen We Need

Ken Silverstein Senior Contributor | FEB 2020

Today most hydrogen is produced in reactions involving coal and natural gas, and is considered “grey hydrogen” that does nothing to limit CO2 emissions. The goal, though, is to produce hydrogen from low-carbon energy sou…[Read more]

c6330507 replied to the topic Grand Opening of Nation’s Largest Fast-fill Hydrogen Bus Fueling Station in California in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

Maybe because they understand that this just shifts the pollution from a Santa Ana, CA, freeway to the 4 corners coal fired power plants, and doesn’t do anything to reduce total global greenhouse gas emissions.

Except hydrogen from SMR is better than diesel or petrol. That is a simple fact. Not even counting the energy independence side of this- a…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic Grand Opening of Nation’s Largest Fast-fill Hydrogen Bus Fueling Station in California in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

THE LARGEST CAPACITY HYDROGEN FUELING STATION FOR TRANSIT BUSES IN THE U.S. CREDIT: OCTA

FEB 1, 2020

Air Products (NYSE: APD), a global leader in providing hydrogen fueling and related technology and infrastructure, celebrated the grand opening of the largest capacity hydrogen fueling station for transit buses in the United States today in…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic Sun, wind, and hydrogen: New Arctic station will do without diesel fuel – Moscow Institute of Physices & Tech in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

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JAN 30, 2020 | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has initiated a project of the Russian Federation called “Arctic Hydrogen Energy Applications and Demonstrations” (AHEAD) in the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG). The project is supported by the Russian…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic France launches first wind-powered hydrogen plant in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

Lhyfe's hydrogen plant will be powered using turbines from a nearby onshore wind project

Lhyfe, a French company founded in 2017, has developed a way to produce hydrogen with electrolysis using renewable energy without being connected to the grid.

“This is the first time an industrial-sized electrolyser will be powered with 100% renewable energy,” the start-up’s founder Matthieu Guesné told Windpower Monthly…snip

It will be loc…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic Newsweek: On-demand hydrogen edges closer, could start a "green and sustainable energy era," scientists say in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

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Hydrogen could play a key role in cultivating a “green and sustainable” source of energy to power portable fuel cells of the future, researchers say.

Hydrogen is believed to be a feasible alternative to fossil fuels because of its affordability and environmental friendliness. It is found throughout the environment, but producing it involves…[Read more]

c6330507 replied to the topic World's first commercial green hydrogen project to be powered by excess renewables announced in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

Oman Hydrogen Centre Opens at German University of Technology. “Its main vision is to introduce a clean energy industry using the elements of sun and water to produce hydrogen.”

Barka, Jan 27 (ONA) — Oman Hydrogen Centre was opened at the premises of German University of Technology, Oman, under the auspices of Eng. Azza bint Sulaiman…[Read more]

c6330507 replied to the topic World's first commercial green hydrogen project to be powered by excess renewables announced in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 to Utilise Hydrogen for Games Cauldron and Torch

27 JAN 2020
For the first time in the history of the Games, hydrogen will be used to power both the Olympic and Paralympic Cauldrons in Tokyo and the Torch during part of its journey through Japan.
Tokyo 2020 has put sustainability at the heart of its operations and has consistently…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic World's first commercial green hydrogen project to be powered by excess renewables announced in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

Hyport Oostende in Belgium, to be powered solely by excess offshore wind, is also set to become the first project to use green hydrogen as energy storage

Rechargenews.com | 27 January 2020

The world’s first commercial-scale green-hydrogen plant to be powered solely by excess offshore wind energy has been announced by a trio of Belgian c…[Read more]

c6330507 replied to the topic Europe's hydrogen revolution: the promise of power without pollution in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

So how does hydrogen being a carrier of energy differ from hydrocarbons? If both are just carriers of energy, the former is lots cleaner.

The only “exhaust” from Hydrogen when burned / used is water and heat. No other emissions. So it is cleaner than using hydrocarbons.

Here’s a link to a page with studies done by professionals that can help…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic Europe's hydrogen revolution: the promise of power without pollution in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

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Euronews.com | Paul Hackett • last updated: 24/01/2020

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and offers the game-changing promise of clean power on a mass scale.

While fuel cell and hydrogen technologies (FCH) have the potential to replace all fossil-based energy, conservative projections estimate FCH will be able to g…[Read more]

c6330507 replied to the topic 200 hydrogen-powered electric buses roll off assembly line in Yunnan, China in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

OK– why is hydrongen “storate,” but hydrocarbon fuels are not?

Sorry, I don’t understand the question, could you please re–phrase?

c6330507 started the topic World’s First Solar-Powered Hydrogen Refuelling Station Operating Now in Mariestad, Sweden in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

The municipality of Mariestad in Sweden, energy company VänerEnergi and Nilsson Energy have established the world’s first solar-powered hydrogen (H2) refuelling station. Mariestad is at 58°42′N Latitude- 9 degrees above the US Northern Border

Another Milestone in the Green Hydrogen Revolution – that…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic 200 hydrogen-powered electric buses roll off assembly line in Yunnan, China in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

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Xinhua, January 15, 2020

A total of 200 hydrogen-powered buses rolled off the assembly line Tuesday in southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

The buses are produced by Yunnan Wulong Auto Co., Ltd., marking great progress in the development of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the border province.

The company is the first enterprise in Yunnan to…[Read more]

c6330507 replied to the topic [Article] – SRS Report – 50,000 Tons Of Non-Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades Dumped In The Landfill in the forum General Discussion 5 months ago

The “author” – Independent researcher Steve St. Angelo – is a precious metals flogger who, apparently, imagined himself as a temporary expert on wind turbine blade recycling. It’s hilarious.

We are asked to believe that a nation that is capable of sending multiple spacecraft and astronauts to the moon, can build an interstate highway system that…[Read more]

c6330507 started the topic Forbes: Hydrogen On The Rise At CES, From Drones And Daimler Trucks To Toyota’s City Of The Future in the forum Science and Environment 5 months ago

Finally, Forbes and some other North American media are beginning to cover the ongoing Green Hydrogen Energy Revolution that will Change Everything

Forbes Jan 9, 2020
CES, the sprawling Las Vegas extravaganza that’s now the preeminent showcase for cutting-edge transportation tech, made clear that a wave of eye-catching battery-powered v…[Read more]

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