Hydrogen

In a record trip for low-carbon aviation, a startup has completed a test flight of a 19-seat aircraft powered in part by hydrogen fuel cells. It’s the largest plane that ZeroAvia, a leader in developing hydrogen-electric systems for planes, has tested in the air to date.  The flight took off…

KEY POINTSThe federal government has allocated $70 million to get hydrogen projects up and running in Queensland.The funding will be matched by another $70 million from the private sector. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the project is about building industries that produce less carbon emissions. A federal government cash injection…

Investment in green energy overtook related spending in oil and gas in 2022. Spending on low-carbon energy projects is expected to surge by 10% to hit $620 billion in 2023. Solar and onshore wind will contribute the most by a sizable margin. Spending on low-carbon projects will increase by $60…

Adiponitrile is an organic substance with the chemical formula CH2 CHCN. Because it is mostly made of carbon and hydrogen atoms, it is a simple organic chemical. A dangerous substance with a pale yellow colour and liquid form is acrylonitrile. Ammoxidation, a process that combines ammonia, propylene, and air, is…

Solar Foods will grow bacteria using carbon dioxide from the air and hydrogen produced by renewable energy, a process more efficient than growing plants Environment 28 December 2022 By Michael Le Page solar foods Farming is devastating the planet. But there could be a much more environmentally friendly way to…

The Sun Metals solar farm, completed in 2018, supplies electricity to a zinc refinery in Townsville, Qld., Australia. The AUS $200 million, 120-hectare plant can supply 124 megawatts under ideal conditions. The plant is now owned by Ark Energy, a subsidiary of Korea Zinc, which also owns the adjacent refinery.…

The Canadian government has announced enforceable quotas for zero-emission vehicle sales. By 2026, a fifth of all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the country will need to be zero-emission models, such as electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.  "We're moving forward with a regulated sales target that…

Decarbonizing energy and other industries globally using hydrogen will require investment of almost $15 trillion between now and 2050 according to European Transitions Commission. More than $2 trillion of investment would be required in equipment and infrastructure to sustain the accelerating global momentum towards establishing hydrogen as a competitive element…

Hydrogen is not likely to be practically and economically viable for mass use in the short and medium term for heating homes or fueling passenger cars, a report from UK Members of Parliament has concluded. The universe's most abundant element has been mooted as a green alternative to fossil fuels,…

Bilbao-based Iberdrola has singled out Australia as a key market as it works to realise its renewables superpower ambitions. Global CEO Ignacio Galan met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in September to discuss opportunities here. It snapped up local renewables developer Infigen Energy in 2020, and was also in the running…