The Carbon Cycle
The Carbon Cycle. Carbon is an essential element for all life forms on Earth. Whether these life forms take in carbon to help manufacture food or release carbon as part of respiration, the intake and output of carbon is a component of all plant and animal life. Carbon is in a constant state of movement […]
Clean Hydrogen Energy Economy
The Clean Hydrogen Energy Economy was a Dream, The Climate Bill Could Make it a Reality this Decade The clean hydrogen energy economy was a dream, The climate bill could make it a reality this decade. A tax credit tucked into Inflation Reduction Act could turbocharge the nascent clean hydrogen industry and turn it into […]
The Future of Hydrogen
The Future of Hydrogen – At the request of the government of Japan under its G20 presidency, the International Energy Agency produced this landmark report to analyse the current state of play for hydrogen and to offer guidance on its future development. The report finds that clean hydrogen is currently enjoying unprecedented political and business […]
Global Hydrogen Review 2021
Global Hydrogen Review 2021- The Global Hydrogen Review is a new annual publication by the International Energy Agency to track progress in hydrogen production and demand, as well as in other critical areas such as policy, regulation, investments, innovation and infrastructure development. The report is an output of the Clean Energy Ministerial Hydrogen Initiative (CEM […]
Unlocking the hydrogen economy
Unlocking the hydrogen economy — stimulating investment across the hydrogen value chain Green hydrogen, sourced from water and renewable energy, has – by replacing fossil fuels – enormous potential for the reduction of global carbon emissions in hard-to-abate industrial sectors. Yet, like many early stage technologies past and present, a complex interplay of economic, regulatory, […]
Green trains on their way to power one of the world’s most abundant mining regions
Green trains on their way. A global mining organisation and an Australian rail operator will attempt to build greener freight solutions to service one of the most resource-rich regions in the world. Australian rail company Aurizon has partnered with British mining giant Anglo American to replace diesel trains with hydrogen in the North West Minerals […]
Renewable hydrogen costs “expected to plummet” by 2030 – here’s how
Renewable hydrogen costs to plummet. Following in 2021 where renewable hydrogen emerged as a crucial lifeline for emissions, intensive industries facing growing pressures to de-carbonise, 2022 is set to mark an inflection point for hydrogen investment – where investment and production surge to new highs – provided governments get on board. New analysis from energy […]
The post 2025 energy market must plan for a grid without coal
Are we ready for a power grid without coal? Australia’s electricity grid still relies on coal-fired generation. But with coal plants retiring and more renewables coming into the mix, that needs to change. Liddell power station is closing in 2023, and Yallourn in 2028. The way things are going we should expect others to close […]
The Biden Administration’s Prioritisation of Hydrogen
Prioritisation of Hydrogen President Joe Biden has made returning the United States to the forefront of the world’s effort to combat climate change a main priority in his first few months in office. Not only has he directed the US to rejoin the UN Paris Accords, he also hosted a virtual, global climate summit with […]
International Hydrogen Plans Update – Europe
International Hydrogen Plans Update. Hydrogen is having a moment. Globally, stakeholders of all kinds are looking to the zero-emission fuel as a way to decarbonize energy intensive industries and combat climate change. Among these stakeholders, governmental entities are embracing dedicated plans and roadmaps that focus on the deployment and widespread adoption of hydrogen and fuel […]