Hydrogen

Duality of roaming mechanism in H2COThe phenomenon of roaming in chemical reactions (that is, bypassing the minimum energy pathway from unlikely geometries) has attracted a great deal of attention in the chemical reaction dynamics community over the past decade and still demonstrates unexpected results. Using velocity-map imaging of state-selected H2…

Airbus has announced ambitious plans to develop the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft. Unveiling the designs of the three ZEROe concept planes, the European aerospace giant set a target date of 2035 for the hydrogen-fuelled carriers to take to the skies.The hi-tech trio of aircraft are all hydrogen-hybrids. “This means they…

Not if a suspicious short-seller has its wayONE WAY to try to emulate Tesla’s success is to name your firm after the same person. Nikola, founded in 2014 to make electric and hydrogen-powered lorries, is, like Elon Musk’s carmaker, named after Nikola Tesla, a Serbian-American pioneer of electricity. Nikola’s market…

The UK must seize the opportunity to create green jobs and boost the economy by becoming a “global leader” in the fight to tackle climate change, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director-general Carolyn Fairbairn has urged.According to newly released data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a total of 695,000…

Trump says global warming will ‘start getting cooler’ Donald Trump has brushed aside concerns over climate change on a visit to California, telling an official in the fire-hit state that it would “start getting cooler”. The US president, a climate change sceptic, dismissed an official's plea to not “ignore the…

Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet.Two telescopes in Hawaii and Chile spotted in the thick Venusian clouds the chemical signature of phosphine, a noxious gas…

It seems like many legacy automakers are partnering with EV startups General Motors has announced that it’s investing in EV startup Nikola to help the company develop its electric truck and cars. Nikola made a name for itself by revealing a hydrogen-powered semi-truck, but since then, the company has been…

Green hydrogen is set to transform the way we travel. Graphic: Cambridge ConsultantsGreen hydrogen is the only viable fuel that can decarbonise the aviation industry, says Nathan Wrench, head of sustainability innovation at Cambridge Consultants – and without urgent action the UK risks losing the energy transition race being spear-headed…

News Carla Bridglal Thursday 3 September 2020Aerial View of the Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Pt Lisas, Couva. PHOTO COURTESY THE NATIONAL GAS COMPANY OF TT LTD (NGC).UK firm io consulting (io) has been awarded a contract for a bankable feasibility study by NewGen Energy Ltd to support development of a…

As part of its COVID-19 response, Canada's government is spending $1.7 billion to clean up "orphan" and inactive oil and gas wells in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Industry should be footing the bill, but the work is critical and will keep people employed, and, in some cases, help them upgrade skills.…