Hydrogen
The struggling ARCH2 hydrogen hub in Appalachia is the latest in a series of failed economic development strategies based on gas, experts say.
Italian companies have signed a number of agreements for energy — including hydrogen — projects with Saudi Arabia, which are worth US$10 billion.
Europe’s ambitions for a continent-wide hydrogen network are “impractical and unrealistic,” according to a new report. The danger is that hydrogen provides cover for the expansion of the gas system.
The 4th Industrial Carbon Management Forum (ICM Forum) will take place in the south of France this month, at a time when questions are being asked about the costs and effectiveness of carbon capture projects.
The Japan-Australia hydrogen project aims to produce 30 million tonnes of hydrogen from brown coal gasification in Victoria to be liquefied and exported to Japan.
Oman’s energy transition cannot happen without oil and gas still playing a role, delegates said at an Oman energy show this week.
There are still barriers to a full hydrogen value chain and economy taking off, delegates said at the Oman Petroleum and Energy Show.
Utility regulators rejected renewable natural gas and hydrogen as climate solutions, and ordered gas utilities to align their investments with climate laws. That may force gas utilities towards electrification.
Hydrogen development plans are making headway in Singapore and the new fuel has been called “low carbon” but Singapore’s hydrogen strategy is still opaque and it’s unclear to what extent it might contribute to decarbonization.
The U.S. grants for several blue “hydrogen hub” concepts risk promoting a dirty and expensive technology, critics say. But upcoming hydrogen subsidy rules could still build a cleaner green hydrogen industry.
Rising sea levels and intensifying hurricanes underline the urgency of transforming Caribbean energy systems, which are oil-based, costly and vulnerable.
A hydrogen pipeline from Gulf countries to Europe might represent one of the most cost competitive options on the table amid targets to import 10 million tonnes of the fuel to Europe by 2030 as part of energy transition targets, experts said.
Loopholes for ‘hydrogen-ready’ systems means the phase-out of gas heaters in Germany could take longer than many had hoped.
Cooperation on hydrogen stemming from the new France-UK energy deal would benefit transport infrastructure and promote trade, say experts.
Some policymakers are promising that gas and LNG infrastructure will be used for hydrogen in the future. But “hydrogen-ready” claims are misleading, and risk undermining climate targets.