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Hydrogen Buses Keep Failing — De Lijn Is Just The Latest To Cut Losses

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, Belgium, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, Energy Storage, EU, Europe, ev sales, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, public transit, van hool

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:38:01 +0000

Founded in 1947 in Belgium, Van Hool was a storied name in bus and coach manufacturing, known for producing a range of vehicles spanning diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell models. For decades, it supplied public and private transport fleets across Europe and beyond, cementing its reputation as an innovative … [continued]

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Hydrogen Is An Indirect Greenhouse Gas So Now Hydrogen Proponents Are Denying It

March 2, 2025 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Europe, hydrogen, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:46:41 +0000

Hydrogen has been touted as a clean energy source, a critical pillar of decarbonization efforts in sectors from heavy industry to transportation. Policymakers and industry leaders alike have been singing its praises for decades, envisioning a future powered by green hydrogen, electrolyzers, and pipelines feeding a global energy transition. But … [continued]

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Hydrogen Is An Indirect Greenhouse Gas So Now Hydrogen Proponents Are Denying It

March 2, 2025 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Europe, hydrogen, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:46:41 +0000

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Plasma Gasification Promises the World, Fails Everywhere—Pune Was No Exception

March 1, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, investment, plastic waste, solid waste

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:50:55 +0000

The idea was seductive: turn Pune’s mountains of garbage into clean hydrogen fuel. The city’s waste problem would be solved, and India would get a head start in the global hydrogen economy. That was the pitch when Pune Municipal Corporation and The Green Billions Limited announced India’s first waste-to-hydrogen project … [continued]

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Cement Decarbonization Policy Makers Need To Understand All Levers

March 1, 2025 admin buildings, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon tax, cement, cement emissions, climate change, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2025 18:51:51 +0000

The global cement industry, long recognized as a backbone of infrastructure development, faces mounting pressure to reduce its environmental impact. Responsible for approximately 7–8% of global carbon emissions, cement production is one of the most carbon-intensive industrial processes. Yet, as climate policies tighten and innovation accelerates, the industry stands at … [continued]

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India-EU Hydrogen Partnership Flagship Project Collapsing Due to Ruinous Economics

March 1, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, EU, Europe, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, investment, policy & politics, waste to power

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:52:35 +0000

The EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership included a plan to develop a waste-to-hydrogen facility in Pune, led by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and The Green Billions Limited (TGBL). The ₹450 crore ($54M) project was intended to process 3.8 million metric tons of waste using Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) and … [continued]

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Renewables Or Fossil Fuels: Which Are, Ultimately, More Efficient?

March 1, 2025 admin clean power, climate change, Coal, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, global heating, natural gas, Oil, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:11:04 +0000

Definitions for “efficiency” vary depending on the context of energy discussions. Opinions range widely. Which is more efficient for a nation: renewables or fossil fuels? For advocates of fossil fuel power, global primary energy consumption hit historic highs in 2023, the hottest year on record, with oil and coal dominating … [continued]

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US Cultural Revolution: Bonfire of NASA, NOAA, EPA, CDC, & USDA Climate Programs

March 1, 2025 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, elon musk, green economy, HEALTH, investment, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:52:20 +0000

China’s Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) was a decade-long political campaign led by Mao Zedong to reinforce communist ideology by purging capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. One of its most devastating aspects was its assault on science and academia. Universities were shut down, intellectuals were persecuted, and scientific research was … [continued]

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Perpetual Hydrogen Money Loser FuelCell Energy, Like Ballard, Pivoted From Batteries

March 1, 2025 admin ballard, bloom energy, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy, fuelcell energy, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, plug power, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:51:24 +0000

How can a company never make a profit for over 50 years and still be around? How can it still find investors? FuelCell Energy is that company, and its continuing existence, like that of other perpetual money losing hydrogen fuel cell firms Ballard Power and Plug Power, is deeply perplexing. … [continued]

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Plug Power Has Lost $3.12 Billion Since 2010, Never Turned A Profit, Stock Collapsing

March 1, 2025 admin ballard, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, fuelcell energy, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, plug power, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:40:15 +0000

This is the year that the hydrogen bubble pops, especially for transportation, but increasingly for all hydrogen for energy plays. One of the firms on my hydrogen death watch is Plug Power, which has managed to lose $3.12 billion of other people’s money since 2010, about $200 million a year … [continued]

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