Hydrogen

Automotive manufacturers around the world are working towards producing vehicles that have no greenhouse gas emissions. While most cars are going electric using batteries, hydrogen is another alternative for potentially green vehicles with little or no emissions. A type of hydrogen called “blue” hydrogen is made from methane taken from…

From firms run by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani to state-owned oil refiner IndianOil and electricity producer NTPC, Indian firms have announced ambitious plans to embrace hydrogen as fuel as the nation transitions towards carbon-free fuel. Hydrogen is the latest buzz for meeting the world's energy needs. Being the…

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock)Three men in Ohio died this week after entering a manure pit and passing out from the fumes, according to news reports.  The men, who were brothers, had entered the manure pit to fix a pump, according to local news outlet KDKA. They were knocked unconscious…

JOHANNESBURG - An investigation into the cause of the blast at Eskom's Medupi power station is under way. The explosion caused extensive damage, impacting two units. READ: Eskom confirms 'explosion' at Medupi Power Station Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said the explosion was caused by a mixture of hydrogen, carbon dioxide and air on…

TOKYO, Aug 10, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Chiyoda Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (hereinafter "the partners") are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement with ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS) to supply hydrogen produced in Brunei for use in the latter's refinery…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first, nearly 4,000-page installment of its Sixth Assessment Report. The report, from a working group of over 200 scientists, distills the current consensus about the physical science of climate change from 14,000 peer-reviewed studies. This consensus is grim: None of the emissions scenarios…

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Toyota City, Japan, Aug 6, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Sumitomo Corporation, Chiyoda Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan Research Institute, Limited, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (collectively, "Joint Contractors") have been appointed by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization ("NEDO") to conduct a feasibility study on the receiving…

It’s hardly a secret that many House Democrats are frustrated with the infrastructure bill cooked up by a bipartisan group of senators that’s currently wending its way through the upper chamber. While the plan, which has the enthusiastic backing of President Joe Biden, has $550 billion worth of new spending…

The use of hydrogen power for mobility is an “interesting alternative” for India, especially as it would reduce dependence on lithium imports, the chair of Maruti Suzuki, India's top-selling carmaker, said on Monday. Demand for lithium for batteries is soaring as governments across the world push car makers to meet…