hydrogen
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Amid the Hydrogen Hype, Let’s Talk About What Will Actually Work
For 50 years hydrogen has been championed as a clean-burning gas that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The idea of a “hydrogen economy” is now enjoying a new wave of enthusiasm — but it is not a silver bullet. Amid the current hydrogen hype, there is little discussion about when the technology can realistically…
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Hydrogen Is A Bad Car Fuel, But It’s The Perfect Boat Fuel
There are issues inherent with hydrogen as a fuel for cars. It is incredibly expensive and energy intensive to create, it is difficult to pressurise and transport, and the infrastructure for hydrogen as fuel is far less developed than battery electric charging. A few automotive manufacturers, chiefly Honda and Toyota, have hung their zero emissions…
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Enough Ambition (And Hydrogen) Could Get Australia To 200% Renewable Energy
The possibilities presented by hydrogen are the subject of excited discussion across the world ” and across Australia’s political divide, notoriously at war over energy policy.
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The Future Of Hydrogen Cars
A decade or so ago, it seemed like hydrogen cars could be the long-range, clean alternative to fossil fuels we were looking for. Batteries didn’t seem up to the job, the infrastructure could be built out by converting gas stations and we should never run out. But after years of massive growth in the electric…