Tag: hydrogen fuel

Environmental Concerns Surround Biden’s Hydrogen Energy Plan

A component of President Joe Biden’s green energy campaign has caught a snag from an unlikely place, environmentalist groups concerned that a series of new green energy plants will exacerbate a local water shortage and threaten the coastal ecosystem. The Texas port city of Corpus Christi is a potential candidate for up to $1 billion…


New Tech Transforms Sea Water Into Hydrogen Fuel for Cars

Researchers have come up with a new system that turns seawater into hydrogen fuel—a development that could aid in the proliferation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The new method extracts hydrogen from the ocean by funneling seawater through a double membrane system, using electricity. The design was successful in generating hydrogen gas without the accompaniment…


Hydrogen No Saviour for Renewable Energy Industry: Australian MP

While not opposed to hydrogen, newly elected federal MP Colin Boyce says governments are a long way off from efficiently tapping into the chemical to power the country, warning there were “huge issues and problems” that have received little coverage. In an address to the 47th Australian Parliament, the representative for Flynn—located in central Queensland…


HKUST Develops World’s Most Durable Hydrogen Fuel Cell to Date

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) research team has developed a new hydrogen fuel cell, which not only sets a new battery durability record, but it is also more cost-effective, helping to promote the popularity of green energy and to help in achieving the carbon neutral goal. Hydrogen fuel cells, which use…


Victorian Govt Backs in ‘Hydrogen Hub’ Based at Swinburne University

The Victorian government has tipped $10 million into a hub in Melbourne’s southeast that will test and improve hydrogen technologies. The Victorian Hydrogen Hub will be based at Swinburne University of Technology and study both clean energy vehicles and hydrogen storage. About 300 jobs will be created through the initiative, with construction expected to take…