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Canadians Can Cripple Hydrogen Greenwashing, But What About EU, USA, & Oz?

December 23, 2024 admin Australia, blue hydrogen, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, greenwashing, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:04:47 +0000

Recently I took a stroll through the implications of Canada’s anti-greenwashing improvements delivered through the truth in advertising provisions of Bill C-59. Originally, it merely caused all oil and gas firms and their lobbying and propaganda groups to magically disappear their entire social media presence and large parts of their … [continued]

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Hydrogen for Energy Serves Fossil Fuel Interests, Not Climate Change or Economy

October 5, 2024 admin batteries, blue hydrogen, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, green hydrogen, green jobs, grid, grid storage, heat pumps, hydrogen, India, investment, Manufacturing, marine energy, mass transit / public transit, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Shipping, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:13:29 +0000

The long-running seminar series for India’s utility professionals through the India Smart Grid Forum closed with hydrogen. The hype glitter is starting to tarnish, but there is still a lot of substance-less shiny noise around the molecule. To that end, I stepped through the challenges and why hydrogen is virtually … [continued]

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Equinor Ends Plan to Export Hydrogen to Germany

September 22, 2024 admin blue hydrogen, Carbon Capture, carbon capture and storage, export, Gas, GERMANY, hydrogen, import, International, Markets, natural gas, news, Norway, Pipeline, Research and Development, rwe

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:10:51 +0000

Energy giant Equinor said it will not export blue hydrogen from Norway to Germany due to economics and a lack of demand. Equinor on September 20 said it would discontinue […]

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Regulations Impact Developments in Clean Hydrogen Production

September 12, 2024 admin blue hydrogen, clean hydrogen, Federal Government, green hydrogen, grey hydrogen, hydrogen, IRS, news, treasury

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:52:34 +0000

The recent release of proposed regulations to the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stirred significant interest in the […]

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Another Day Another Bad Bought & Paid For Hydrogen Pipeline Report, This One From Arup

May 28, 2024 admin arup, blue hydrogen, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, natural gas, offshore wind energy, policy & politics, renewable energy, united kingdom (uk), wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 15:16:24 +0000

One part of the weird obsession with hydrogen for energy over the past several years, especially in Europe but also in the USA, are the number of reports analyzing how and where the pipelines will go and what will be required in ports. It’s all a house of cards as … [continued]

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ATCO’s Proposed Edmonton Hydrogen Subdivision Would Pay 4-10 Times Current Cost For Heat

May 16, 2024 admin Alberta, blue hydrogen, buildings, Canada, carbon emissions, climate change, energy efficiency, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, investment, natural gas

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 16:35:23 +0000

Every time I publish an article or post something on LinkedIn pointing out the economic folly and inevitable cul-de-sac of hydrogen-for-energy, commenters drag out new examples of bad hydrogen schemes, whether as ideas they think are proving my point or examples that disprove my thesis. After publishing on Canada’s $25 … [continued]

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$25 Billion Up For Grabs In Canada’s Progress-Light, Reality-Deficient Hydrogen Strategy

May 15, 2024 admin blue hydrogen, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, green jobs, heat pumps, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, subsidies, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 17:12:54 +0000

Over the past few years I’ve published assessments of the hydrogen strategies of multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, the EU, and the Canadian province of Ontario, among others. News of the German chancellor coming, cap in hand, begging for liquid natural gas and hydrogen … [continued]

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NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny

March 9, 2024 admin blue hydrogen, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, national renewable energy lab (nrel), policy & politics, policy research, renewable energy, research, Trucking, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:35:03 +0000

What is it about hydrogen for trucking that leads researchers to deeply low-ball costs at every opportunity? I’ve tried to … [continued]

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Is Green Hydrogen Always Green?

April 28, 2023 admin air quality, Aviation, biofuels, blue hydrogen, boats, Canada, carbon emissions, cars, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, grid, hydroelectric, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, Solar energy, subsidies, trains / rail, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:01:31 +0000

Governments shouldn’t be rewarding firms that are actually emitting more CO2e just because they are making hydrogen.

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Study: Heat Pumps 2–3× Cheaper Than Green Hydrogen In Europe

March 6, 2023 admin blue hydrogen, building heating, energy efficiency, green hydrogen, heat pumps, heating, hydrogen

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:00:49 +0000

Green hydrogen gets a lot of hype, and heat pumps get a lot of hype. Who wins when they go head to head? Oh, well, the title above already told you: heat pumps! In particular, this study, published in the academic journal Energy Conversion and Management, was looking at the two options as alternatives for […]