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Alternative Energy / Fuel Cells

Fatal Explosion Slams South Korea’s Hydrogen Future

Sep 26, 2019 at 11:51 | Jon LeSage

South Korea, like China and Japan, wants to see hydrogen stations fueling a million-plus fuel cell vehicles on its roads — but public safety is a major hurdle that must…

Can Hydrogen Trucks Kill Diesel Demand?

Sep 19, 2019 at 13:56 | Irina Slav

Hydrogen, once touted as the fuel of the future and then slipping into near oblivion as electric cars gained popularity, may still have a future as a fuel, just not…

Why Hydrogen Is About To Get A Lot Cheaper

Aug 22, 2019 at 15:38 | Haley Zaremba

Hydrogen gas has long been considered as a possible solution for combating climate change. Hydrogen is the most plentiful element and produces no carbon emissions, but so far, the production…

Is This Big Oil’s Next Secret Weapon?

Jul 16, 2019 at 16:31 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Reducing global carbon emissions to net zero “is the only way to go,” Shell’s chief executive Ben van Beurden said earlier this month, in yet another reminder from a…

Is Hydrogen The New LNG?

Jun 27, 2019 at 10:24 | Alan Mammoser

The International Energy Agency released a comprehensive new report last week entitled “The Future of Hydrogen.” In it, the IEA casts light on the possibilities – and significant challenges…

China’s ‘Elon Musk’ Sees Big Future For Hydrogen Cars

Jun 19, 2019 at 11:42 | Jon LeSage

The world's largest auto market may be changing its focus on which alternative fuel will have the leading edge. The man credited with making China the world's center of electric…

A Major Existential Threat Is Arising For Natural Gas

Jun 17, 2019 at 14:02 | Irina Slav

Two recent explosions at hydrogen fueling stations may have soured the fuel’s reputation, but there is increasingly optimistic sentiment for it, with two reports last week claiming it will…

Hydrogen Fuel Tech Just Got A Major Boost

May 21, 2019 at 12:25 | Irina Slav

Hydrogen as a fuel has been drawing a lot of attention ever since the world decided to start weaning itself off fossil fuels. However, after years of research, hydrogen fuelled…

Onboard Hydrogen: Is This The Future Of Zero Emission Vehicles?

Mar 08, 2019 at 17:14 | Robert Rapier

Last week I wrote an article — Water Is Not A Fuel — discussing a press release I had received from Australian-Israeli startup Electriq~Global. As I noted in that article, it wasn’t my…

European Nations Backing Hydrogen As Viable Alternative

Sep 20, 2018 at 13:03 | Jon LeSage

Hydrogen is seeing support grow in Europe as an alternative to oil and gas, and over renewable energy such as wind and solar. On Tuesday, 25 European nations backed…

Australia’s Newest ‘Clean Energy’ Source

Aug 30, 2018 at 15:38 | Irina Slav

Australia, one of the world’s top LNG exporters, has a bright future as a hydrogen economy. This is the conclusion of a brand new road map from the Commonwealth Scientific…

Is This A Game Changer For Drones?

Aug 14, 2018 at 13:20 | Irina Slav

Drones are making inroads into the oil and gas industry, and these inroads could very well turn into highways for this technology in an industry that features a lot of…

Can Hydrogen Solve Japan’s Energy Problem?

Aug 07, 2018 at 13:02 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Resource-poor Japan has stepped up the search, research, and development of new energy sources following the Fukushima disaster in 2011. In the wake of the accident, Japan shut down almost…

Algae May Be Green Energy’s Secret Weapon

Jan 12, 2018 at 17:16 | Irina Slav

Algae are probably one of the most attractive directions of scientific development when it comes to finding new green energy sources. They are cheap. They can be used either as…

Fuel Cell Breakthrough Lowers Costs And Ups Capacity

Sep 08, 2017 at 16:56 | Brian Westenhaus

University of Delaware (UD) scientists have created a new technology that could make fuel cells cheaper and more durable. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are a green alternative to internal combustion…

Why Are Shell And Toyota Backing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles?

Mar 24, 2017 at 15:34 | Jon LeSage

Royal Dutch Shell sees that facing a lower-carbon transport future will need a “mosaic of fuels and engines,” but the energy conglomerate is leaning toward hydrogen as the alternative fuel…

A Home-Battery System that Could Rival Tesla

Feb 24, 2016 at 10:48 | Michael McDonald

There is a small start-up company in California that appears to be setting the stage to challenge the world’s biggest companies in an emerging area…

How Close To A Viable Energy Storage Solution Are We?

Feb 03, 2016 at 16:03 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

Both the energy and transportation industries are on the brink of a revolution — if someone develops the right electricity storage device. For the automobile industry, the better the battery,…

Breakthrough In Hydrogen Cracking Could Create Clean Fuel

Dec 18, 2015 at 16:58 | Michael McDonald

Is this the first serious crack in high cost of hydrogen? Hydrogen fuel cells have been one of the most exciting areas of green energy for…

Korea Leading The Way With Ambitious Fuel Cell Project

Nov 13, 2015 at 15:11 | Gaurav Agnihotri

With the aim of reducing rising greenhouse gases and limiting the use of conventional fossil fuels, the world is slowly but steadily taking note of alternative…

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