#hydrogen — Public Fediverse posts

#GreenHydrogen production is, in effect, a way of bottling #renewable #energy. When the #wind blows harder than we need, that surplus #electricity is used to make #hydrogen. When the wind drops, stored hydrogen can be turned back into #electricity in a power station – doing the job #gas does today, but without the emissions or the imports.

https://theconversation.com/empty-north-sea-oil-fields-could-store-enough-green-hydrogen-to-power-the-country-for-seven-years-289422?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #green

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Empty #NorthSea oil fields could store enough #green #hydrogen to power the country for 7 years

Depleted oil & #gas fields can be refilled with hydrogen made from our surplus #wind & #solar power

Suitable depleted North Sea fields could provide 3,659 terawatt-hours of hydrogen storage, equivalent to more than 7 years of projected #UK #electricity demand in 2040. This could also take conventional gas power stations off the rid altogether by 2040 ...

#ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming

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#Hydrogen would be a great clean fuel if it didn’t take more energy to make than it yields. Usually, the process to produce it uses methane, a greenhouse gas. Startup Eden GeoPower breaks open rocks using an electric pulse, then captures the released hydrogen. spectrum.ieee.org/stimulated-g...

Sicherheitsbedenken, umfangreiche Umbauten und ein Unfall Ende 2025 haben Lindes Produktion von grünem #Wasserstoff im Chemiepark #Leuna um Jahre verzögert.

Der 2021 angekündigte PEM-Elektrolyseur sollte bereits 2022 starten und jährlich rund 3.200 Tonnen Wasserstoff produzieren. Bund und Sachsen-Anhalt förderten das Projekt mit etwa 15 Millionen Euro. Die Gründe für die Verzögerungen blieben lange öffentlich unbekannt.

https://www.golem.de/news/chemiepark-leuna-sicherheitsvorfaelle-bremsen-gruenen-wasserstoff-aus-2608-212042.html

#Energiewende #energy #Hydrogen

Stadler to exhibit seven trains and trams at international showcase http://dlvr.it/TV5j58 #Austria #FLIRT #Germany #Hydrogen

The next big thing in hydrogen may be hiding underground — geologists are hunting for ancient reserves
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/20/1142512/geologic-hydrogen-hunt/
There’s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet. Hydrogen can be used as a fuel in everything from large trucks…
#mix #hydrogen #energy

Interesting article about energy storage technologies and policies in the UK, essential for dealing with more renewables.

(The UK is also building nuclear, to help with winter.)

https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-is-long-duration-energy-storage-and-why-does-the-uk-need-it

#Energy #Climate #Electricity #Renewables #Hydro #Batteries #UK #Hydrogen

#Hydrogen101
Massachusetts' first-ever climatech tax incentives: $27.2MM to 18 companies. (List + awards below)

Even have $7.5MM for a hydrogen production company: Electric Hydrogen #Electric_H2 , with their MA-based electrolyzer gigafactory!
#hydrogen #H2 #electrolyzer

Fluxys presses ahead with its hydrogen corridor despite having no industrial customers

L'Echo reported on 14 August that Fluxys is continuing work on its hydrogen network between the ports of Antwerp and Ghent despite losing important European financial support and having no contracts with industrial users.

#EU #Belgium #Hydrogen #EnergyInfrastructure

https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/energie/fluxys-n-a-toujours-pas-de-client-pour-son-reseau-d-hydrogene/10681935.html

'But even before that*, projects to make zero and low-carbon hydrogen were being canceled across the country as they struggled to bring down costs. “California’s hydrogen hype was already fading,” one analysis from BloombergNEF said, calling the West Coast industry “already dead.” '

But the hydrogen industry stays optimistic. 😇

Hydrogen failed as car fuel. Now California's bet on it for green energy is fading, too - @LATimes

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-08-17/hydrogen-failed-as-car-fuel-now-californias-bet-on-it-for-green-energy-is-fading-too?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

* Trump canceling grants

#Hydrogen

Green hydrogen projects tend to struggle beyond the laboratory. Case in point: recent setbacks involving Fortescue, bp and ArcelorMittal. So where can green hydrogen still build a viable business case?

thyssenkrupp nucera chooses to concentrate on alkaline water electrolysis, a commercially mature technology it already supplies at industrial scale.

https://www.movetheneedle.news/brands/why-green-hydrogen-projects-struggle-outside-the-laboratory/

#green #hydrogen #energy #transition #industry #Germany #technology #science #sustainability

Green hydrogen goldmine: Discovery of a hidden energy source

https://piefed.social/c/hydrogen@piefed.social/p/2279711/green-hydrogen-goldmine-discovery-of-a-hidden-energy-source

Scientists develop steel that can replace titanium. Could be a breakthrough to using saltwater in #hydrogen production
#ClimateSolutions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052717.htm

#Hydrogen101
Saturday 15Aug2026 is the Franklin Institute's "Don't Try This at Home Day". 11am - 3pm in Philly's #TheFranklin ; included with general admission
I hope someone films and posts the multi-balloon explosion powered by hydrogen!
(Liquid nitrogen launch of 500 balls demo ⬇️)
#science #STEM #explosions #hydrogen #H2 #energy

I don’t normally link to Twitter, but this is what Joe Biden would call a BFD:

#science #climate #california #hydrogen

https://x.com/CJHandmer/status/2084709069013778483

Progress is being made on a hydrogen gas turbine that uses detonation waves rather than a compressor to compress the fuel prior to combustion, therefore saving the 50% of power output that would be needed to run the compressor.

The experiment only ran for 5 minutes, though--detonations damage the combustion chamber.

This was presented at a conference last April; no peer-reviewed publication yet.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260803080919.htm

#Hydrogen #AlternativeEnergy

#Gatwick Airport’s second runway can now be brought into full use after the High Court dismissed a legal challenge to the expansion, with permission to appeal also refused. The project is expected to create around 14,000 jobs and add £1 billion a year to the regional economy. From 2030, the extended Northern Runway is due to support an extra 100,000 flights annually, serving around 13 million more passengers and expanding on Gatwick’s existing network of more than 200 destinations. The #Government said all airport expansion must meet strict limits on air quality, carbon emissions and noise. It also highlighted £219 million for sustainable aviation fuel production and £43 million for #hydrogen and electric aircraft #technology to support lower-emission flying.
https://dft-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/gatwick-to-open-second-runway-as-govt-wins-legal-challenge

Kaltsit plans two green-hydrogen lines at its Asenovgrad plant

Industrial-chemicals producer Kaltsit filed plans for two electrolysis installations, each capable of producing 1,062 kg of hydrogen and 8,496 kg of oxygen daily.

#EU #Bulgaria #Hydrogen #Chemicals #IndustrialDecarbonisation

https://money.bg/investments/kaltsit-shte-proizvezhda-gorivo-na-badeshteto.html

↙️This Brunel University of London #Bruneluni & Genuine H2 project appears to be one of the #3rocktheory projects that I warn about↘️:

1) Saltwater→clean water
2) Magic "seawater-compatible" electrolysis
3) Magic "light-activated nano-structured thin film" hydrogen storage

Worst of all, #GH2 provides no data!
#energy #UK #hydrogen #GreenHydrogen #H2

MTU reaches major development milestone for zero-emission Flying Fuel Cell

https://piefed.social/c/hydrogen@piefed.social/p/2239071/mtu-reaches-major-development-milestone-for-zero-emission-flying-fuel-cell

#mwgic #2026 #Plastic #Hydrogen

https://www.autonocion.com/us/american-korean-scientist-bottles-hydrogen/

The #UK #government has announced £7.3 million for eight projects to support the development of zero-emission #aviation, including hydrogen-powered #aircraft and electric planes that could be used for future air taxi services. Part of a wider £43 million investment in next-generation aviation technology, the funding will help develop airport infrastructure such as hydrogen storage and electric charging systems. Projects involving Beta Technologies and Vertical Aerospace will test how new aircraft can operate at commercial #airports. The government says the investment will support jobs, economic growth and its net zero by 2050 target. It follows further backing for #hydrogen research, drones, sustainable aviation fuel and aerospace innovation to help reduce emissions across the sector.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-7-million-to-fuel-zero-emission-flight-across-the-uk