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Green Hydrogen Booms as Oil Majors Jostle for Position

Global oil majors are looking into how to position themselves best to also benefit from the rise in green hydrogen.

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How Heraeus Precious Metals Applications Facilitate the Development of the Hydrogen Economy

Manufacturer of precious metals containing high end industrial components

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Are Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles a Material Long- Term Demand Growth Driver for Platinum?

World Platinum Investment Council advises investors on the uses of platinum

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How to Bring Eco-Friendliness to Water and on the Open Sea

Proton Motor provides integration-ready fuel cell systems that can bring decarbonisation to the marine industry.

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What can we Expect from the Dynamic Natural Gas Market?

The 37th International Scientific and Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals will be held this year from 11th to 13th May at the Congress Centre of the Grand Hotel Adriatic in Opatija.

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Electric Power Research Institute: Driving Research into Electric Power

We sat down with Erik Steeb, senior technical leader of technology innovation at EPRI, to understand more about the organization, its Low Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator (LCHA) project, and its deep decarbonization goals for 2030 and beyond.

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Hydrogen fuel cells: A look into the future.

By Afriyie Ankamah   Hydrogen fuel cells: A look into the future Hydrogen fuel cells are one of the most important technologies that will help us to reach a zero-emissions future. Producing electricity from the chemical energy of hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cells provide clean energy while producing only heat and water as by-products. Crucially, no…

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Turning Biomass into Carbon-Negative Hydrogen

  “Waste streams and biomass harbour untapped value. Effectively refining these materials can unlock vast resources—and turn them into valuable products.” Effectively refining these materials can unlock vast resources—and turn them into valuable products.”   We’re talking to Robert Kelly, CEO at Pennsaco Technologies, and Amy McCrae Kessler, the company’s vice president of environmental affairs.…

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“If we can share concepts, we can share opportunities”: A Conversation with GenComm’s Paul McCormack

  “It is the most universal element in the world, but hydrogen won’t be universal in its use,” says Paul McCormack, innovation manager at Belfast Metropolitan College and program manager at GenComm, a project that aims to validate, both financially and technically, the maturity of hydrogen technologies.   “Rather, each country will have to develop…

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The World of Hydrogen Cooling Systems

  Launched by Martin Schreiblehner in 2006 in Freundorf Austria, Kälte- und Systemtechnik GmbH, or KUSTEC for short, has positioned itself as the leader in customized cooling and refrigeration systems. Since a first project in 2008 with one of the largest industrial gas manufacturers in the world, KUSTEC has grown its activity towards hydrogen cooling,…

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Green Hydrogen Production: Could It Cause a Short-Term Reliance on Fossil Fuels?

By Afriyie Ankamah As the world moves towards cleaner and more renewable energy in the bid to decarbonise, the current renewable electricity supply may not be enough (at least in the short term) for all competing end uses. With transportation, industry, and domestic users all demanding clean energy, there might not be enough supply to…

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Hydrogen Production: Sources, Colours and Carbon Footprints

By Afriyie Ankamah Hydrogen is derived from many sources and known by many colours: brown, black, purple, pink, red, turquoise, blue, green and even white and is the most abundant element in the universe. It is essential for life and its predominant use is in the refining and ammonia industries. It is also used in…

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Public & Private Sectors Leaders Address Concerns over Pace of Hydrogen Developments at the 2nd Annual Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit Taking Place Virtually

PRESS RELEASE Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit on 8-10 December After dozens of countries took first steps signalling long-term hydrogen investment plans, targets, and roadmaps, it is time for governments and the private sector to overcome the reliance on fossil fuels, speed up hydrogen innovations and upscale them, if we are to seriously tackle the climate emergency.…

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Modernising Project Lifecycle Assessment Testing

Rosie, Tony, and Simon set up Olwg to make it easier for businesses and local governments to assess the feasibility of renewable projects. Now, their sophisticated tools and science-based methodology have made them an important name in the green sector. The Hydrogen Standard sat down with Tony, one of Olwg’s founders, to discuss their work…

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Closing the Loop: The Recycling of End-of-Life Fuel Cells

Best4Hy is the European Commission’s consortium tackling a problem that often goes overlooked in conversations about novel hydrogen technologies: end-of-life solutions. Here we explore the important work Best4Hy is doing and we introduce Hensel Recycling, one of the companies at the forefront of hydrogen fuel cell recycling. At the Hydrogen Standard, we talk a lot…

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An Interview with Dr. Faiz Nahab, CEO of Proton Motor

Dr. Faiz Nahab tells us about Proton Motor expertise, its future aspirations and how he sees it evolve in the current energy transition. 1. How do you rate the current state of the energy transition? The energy turnaround is central to a secure, environmentally compatible and economically successful future. To this end, Germany’s energy supply…

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Could Turquoise Hydrogen Make Hydrogen Greener?

By Dr. Quentin Meyer The emerging hydrogen economy and decarbonisation are diverse topics moving extremely fast. sbh4 offers hydrogen utilization and carbon capture training for investors, strategy teams, and operators in the energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. We talk with the founder of sbh4, Stephen B. Harrison, about the decarbonisation of methane using turquoise hydrogen,…

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Game-Changing Developments in Hydrogen Transport

Global Energy Ventures (GEV) have their sights set on “the holy grail for a net-zero future”. That’s a zero-emission supply chain for overseas shipping of 100% green hydrogen. For a hydrogen industry expecting $300 billion worth of investment in the next decade, GEV’s innovations could be a game changer. Global Energy Ventures, or GEV, is…

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The Case for Solid Hydrogen

Hydrogen has received much attention as an energy source, with governments worldwide incorporating it into their plans for a zero-carbon future. However, the management of the resource is still an open question, with experts not yet agreed whether it’s best used, transported, and stored as a liquid, gas, or solid compound. With this question in…

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Seize Market Share in the Hydrogen Economy

Hydrogen has long been seen as the fuel of the future. But in 2021, the pressing need to decarbonise the energy system means governments and private-sector players are clamouring for it to become a reality today. That’s not easy, of course. “The potential for hydrogen is huge but every use case still has technical and…

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Unleashing Private Finance to Boost Renewable Hydrogen

Renewable hydrogen offers massive potential, but off-taker uncertainty can keep private banks at bay. Business models emerging now in France, in which public authorities enter into long-term hydrogen purchasing contracts to provide public services, promise to create the conditions for private capital involvement by providing a stable source of demand with a fixed price for…

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Can Renewable Hydrogen Beat Grey Hydrogen on Price?

Sourcing low-cost renewable energy and higher capacity factors of renewable technologies are key to cutting the cost of green hydrogen. Lower electrolyser costs are soon expected to contribute to the cost-competitiveness of renewable hydrogen as are impending rises in CO2 costs, according to the conclusions reached at the webinar Reducing the Cost of Renewable Hydrogen…

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