Pro-hydrogen tech bros will have a sook over this article, but reality has a way of asserting itself against their inane arguments. They're a sad bunch who like to think they're doing something good for the environment but they're in denial and cannot accept they've been sucked-in by greenwashing of the fossil fuel lobby who're trying to prolong the use of methane.
Scientists achieve one atom thick gold leaf - hydrogen production is one application
-Named Goldene, it transforms gold into a semi-conductor
-Adapted ancient metalwork technique to produce it
-May reduce gold use in the future
Toyota to make new Lunar Rover for NASA:
-Named Luna Cruiser, powered by an H2 fuel cell with a 10,000 Km range
-Carries two astronauts for up to 30 days, pressurized cabin
-Deployed in 2031, in Artemis VII mission
Polish bus maker Solaris gets orders for an additional 18 hydrogen buses from Frankfurt public transport operator:
-Frankfurt’s In-der-City-Bus had previously ordered 23 Urbino 12 Solaris buses between 2022 & 2024
-Solaris continues to grow its orders for H2 buses
#KnowledgeByte: #Pink#Hydrogen is a type of hydrogen produced through water electrolysis powered by nuclear energy. It's also known as purple or red hydrogen.
One of the most promising #Climate#Technologies of the past decade was hydrogen power. Many consider #Pink Hydrogen to be a Game-Changing Technology.
MOL Group inaugurates largest green hydrogen plant in Central & Eastern Europe
-€22m ($23.4m) investment, producing 1,600 tonnes H2/y
-Electrolyzers from Plug Power
-Located in Százhalombatta, Hungary
Scots turn to hydrogen to make Scotch whisky green:
-Scottish's Scotch producers pledge to go net-zero by 2040, 5 y before Scotland and 10 y before the UK's target
-Natural gas fuels the heating of stills, producers pivoting to H2
Hysetco, a hydrogen mobility company, raises an extra €200 million from investor Hy24
-Hysetco supplies H2 and rents a turn-key fleet of H2 fuel cell vehicles
-Hy24 is an H2 investment fund, becomes the majority shareholder
-Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, Toyota France, & Kouros stay as minority shareholders
Rotterdam Port to win a new hydrogen import hub:
-Hub will handle compressed H2 and ammonia
-Redeliveries via barges, rail, trucks & H2 grid
-Developed by Global Energy Storage & Provaris Energy
Naturally occurring underground pockets of pure hydrogen are generating attention as a potentially unlimited source of carbon-free power. One interested party is the U.S. Department of Energy, which last month awarded $20 million in research grants to 18 teams from laboratories, universities, and private companies to develop technologies that can lead to cheap, clean fuel from the subsurface. #Geologic#hydrogen, as it’s known, is produced when water reacts with iron-rich rocks, causing the iron to oxidize. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates there are potentially billions of tons of geologic hydrogen buried in the Earth’s crust.
Accumulations have been discovered worldwide, and a slew of startups are searching for extractable deposits.
One of the grant recipients, MIT Assistant Professor Iwnetim Abate’s research group, will use its $1.3 million grant to determine the ideal conditions for producing hydrogen underground
— considering factors such as catalysts to initiate the chemical reaction, temperature, pressure, and pH levels.
The goal is to improve efficiency for large-scale production, meeting global energy needs at a competitive cost.
Abate is looking to jump-start the natural hydrogen production process, implementing “proactive” approaches that involve stimulating production and harvesting the gas. https://news.mit.edu/2024/iwnetim-abate-aims-extract-hydrogen-rocks-0408
[video] Swiss train breaks record for longest continuous journey by #hydrogen-powered train. FLIRT-H2 traveled 2,803 kilometers during 46 consecutive hours in Colorado last March. @stadler https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13152