Hydrogen

New catalytic approach directly converts raw biomass into natural gas with low carbon footprint. Natural gas can be used as fuel for generating electricity, heating, and powering transportation. It is also the raw material to manufacture hydrogen and ammonia. Currently, biogenic and thermogenic processes are the two widely accepted methods…

Australia's first public hydrogen refuelling station has been declared clean and green by carbon auditors. Getting the tick of approval on Friday, utility firm ActewAGL's fuel pump in Canberra is the first project to be recognised under the Smart Energy Council's Zero Carbon Certification Scheme. "We have now certified that…

The climate crisis requires ramping up usage of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, but with intermittent availability, scalable energy storage is a challenge. Hydrogen -- especially carbon-free green hydrogen -- has emerged as a promising clean energy carrier and storage option for renewable energy such as solar and…

Bill Gates’ climate investment fund is moving forward with plans to funnel billions of dollars into emerging green technologies. This week, the fund, Breakthrough Energy, put out a Request for Proposals for projects in Europe through Breakthrough Energy’s Catalyst program. It comes after the Catalyst program released its first RFP…

An inorganic acid (also known as a mineral acid) is a type of acid that is made up of one or more inorganic compounds. When inorganic acids are dissolved in water, they produce hydrogen ions and conjugate base ions. Inorganic acids that are commonly used include sulfuric acid (H2SO4), hydrochloric…

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. As the pandemic continued to grind on, it was actually comforting to…

News @andrew_andrew__ Dec 29, 2021, 3:26 pm EST | 1 min read Hyundai Hyundai is one of the last major automakers still clinging to the idea of traditional vehicles and weird hydrogen-powered cars. But it now seems that Hyundai is reversing its attitude. In just one week, the company appears…

During the pre-season test in Valencia last month, Formula E released the first teaser images of its delta wing-inspired Gen3 design that will have 470bhp and a total regenerative braking capacity of 600kW. The new rules will begin in the 2022-23 season and while private testing from car constructor Spark…

The palladium nanoparticles (green) are stabilized by a core of iridium (red). Hydrogen can accumulate on their surface like a kind of chocolate glaze—and can be released again by heating. Credit: DESY, Andreas Stierle An innovative approach could turn nanoparticles into simple reservoirs for storing hydrogen. The highly volatile gas…

An analysis of the Hayabusa-2 sample of material returned to Earth from the carbon-rich, diamond-shaped, near-Earth asteroid Ryugu shows that the material is very dark, reflecting only 2% of light, porous and similar to clay, contains carbonates (a fraction of them enriched in iron) as well as compounds rich in…