Hydrogen

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Hydrogen-powered planes take off with startup’s test flight The news: In a record trip for low-carbon aviation, a startup has completed a test flight of a 19-seat aircraft…

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,…