Hydrogen

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.…

Trump's Supreme Court pick Barrett avoids questions on abortion, gay marriage President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says at her Senate confirmation hearing that her religious views will not affect her decisions on the bench and declined to say whether she believes landmark rulings legalizing abortion and gay…

If you want to understand the flamboyant family of objects that make up our solar system—from puny, sputtering comets to tremendous, ringed planets—you could start by immersing yourself in the technical terms that fill the scientific literature. Oblateness. Grabens. Magnetosphere. Volatiles. By all means, take the plunge if you are…

The supercar will go 1,000 miles before refuelling, the company says TopicsHyperion | supercars With little more than sketches and not fully baked prototypes, a crowd of electric vehicle startups have rounded up billions from investors. Can that fund-raising engine drive a hydrogen-powered car? Hyperion Companies Inc, a decade-old Los Angeles outfit,…

Out-of-this-world styling and a slated 2.2-second 0-60mph time: the new Hyperion XP-1 is aiming for launch in 2022 The Hyperion XP-1 is this week’s mega-power hypercar concept, but this one’s powered by hydrogen. Hydrogen-powered cars are still far from popular - although a hydrogen BMW X5 has been confirmed -…

Crystal Cox/Business Insider This week, we're teaming up with the podcast Proof from America's Test Kitchen to bring you an Oreo story with three delicious parts. First, the longstanding rivalry between two biscuit makers that gave birth to the world's favorite cookie. Then, one little girl's brave choice (risking divine…

Every year, the chemical industry makes trillions of dollars synthesizing the countless chemical compounds we use every day. From pharmaceuticals for keeping you healthy to polyester woven into your shirt, industrial processes turn simple chemicals into complex, valuable compounds. Researchers in turn work constantly to develop new substances as well…

IMAGE: Using an iridium catalyst bound to a bipyridonate ligand, researchers were able to synthesize dicarboxylic acids from aqueous diols, with the added benefit of generating hydrogen as a byproduct view more  Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Every year, the chemical industry makes trillions of dollars synthesizing the countless chemical…

As the world seeks to rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic, support is pouring in for hydrogen energy to cut carbon emissions and create jobs.Why it matters: The obscure energy source could help tackle climate change in the thorniest parts of the global energy system, like shipping and power storage. But…

Environment | Analysis 7 July 2020 By Adam Vaughan Electrolysers produce hydrogen from waterITM PowerHydrogen is back. On 8 July, the European Commission will announce a new strategy to turn the universe’s most abundant element into a way “for the EU to achieve a higher climate ambition”. Past grand visions…