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- Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to delay electrification https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/liebreich-oil-sector-is-lobbying-for-inefficient-hydrogen-cars-because-it-wants-to-delay-electrification-/2-1-1033226?zephr_sso_ott=XwKh7x 375 comments
- EU investment bank throws weight behind ‘holy grail’ geothermal tech https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/eu-investment-bank-throws-weight-behind-holy-grail-geothermal-tech/2-1-1638416 13 comments renewableenergy
- ‘Cheap and simple’ Bill Gates-backed fusion concept surpasses heat of the Sun in milestone moment https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/-cheap-and-simple-bill-gates-backed-fusion-concept-surpasses-heat-of-the-sun-in-milestone-moment/2-1-1632487 43 comments energy
- Global oil supermajor 'now largest solar developer' https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/global-oil-supermajor-now-largest-solar-developer/2-1-1565849 22 comments technology
- Liebreich: ‘Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars because it wants to delay electrification’ https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/liebreich-oil-sector-is-lobbying-for-inefficient-hydrogen-cars-because-it-wants-to-delay-electrification-/2-1-1033226 57 comments environment
- Belgium plans 'world's first artificial energy island' linked to offshore wind by 2026 https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/belgium-plans-worlds-first-artificial-energy-island-linked-to-offshore-wind-by-2026/2-1-1327950 12 comments technology
- Average cost of green hydrogen to fall far from today’s $4 to $1.50/kg by 2030 as electrolyser capacity ramps up 50-fold, to 42 GW/year manufacturing capacity, dropping price from $1400/kW today to $340/kW by 2030. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/average-cost-of-green-hydrogen-to-fall-to-1-50-kg-by-2030-as-electrolyser-capacity-ramps-up-50-fold-analyst/2-1-1287093 75 comments futurology
- Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola switches on Europe's largest solar plant https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/spanish-renewables-giant-iberdrola-switches-on-europes-largest-solar-plant/2-1-1275686 15 comments europe
- 'Solid hydrogen' | World's first vessel powered by an H2-storing salt gets construction green light. The Neo Orbis passenger vessel — designed to operate in Amsterdam’s canals and in the channel between the city & the North Sea — will be powered by H2 released from a salt called sodium borohydride https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/solid-hydrogen-worlds-first-vessel-powered-by-an-h2-storing-salt-gets-construction-green-light/2-1-1269510 5 comments energy
- UK opens world’s first national clean-hydrogen subsidy scheme as it aims for 10GW by 2030 https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/uk-opens-world-s-first-national-clean-hydrogen-subsidy-scheme-as-it-aims-for-10gw-by-2030/2-1-1263576 6 comments energy
- EXCLUSIVE | ‘We’ll deliver 40 times as many hydrogen electrolysers in 2022 as we did last year’: Plug Power CEO https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/exclusive-we-ll-deliver-40-times-as-many-hydrogen-electrolysers-in-2022-as-we-did-last-year-plug-power-ceo/2-1-1256441 4 comments renewableenergy
- A total of 18 independent studies have now concluded that hydrogen will not be widely used for heating https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/a-total-of-18-independent-studies-have-now-concluded-that-hydrogen-will-not-be-widely-used-for-heating/2-1-1240962 150 comments energy
- Proposed stringent EU rules on green hydrogen ‘would put the brakes on development’ | Recharge https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/proposed-stringent-eu-rules-on-green-hydrogen-would-put-the-brakes-on-development-/2-1-1223746 67 comments europe
- 'Barely possible' | Can blue hydrogen meet the definition of ‘low-carbon’ in UK’s new H2 plans? The handful of blue hydrogen projects built have a carbon capture rate of less than 50%. Threshold would require 0.1% methane emissions and 96% carbon capture. “...barely possible and not remotely likely" https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/barely-possible-can-blue-hydrogen-meet-the-definition-of-low-carbon-in-uk-s-new-h2-plans-/2-1-1201940 11 comments energy
- World’s largest green hydrogen project unveiled in Texas, with plan to produce clean rocket fuel for Elon Musk https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/world-s-largest-green-hydrogen-project-unveiled-in-texas-with-plan-to-produce-clean-rocket-fuel-for-elon-musk/2-1-1178689 7 comments environment
- SPECIAL REPORT | Why shipping pure hydrogen around the world might already be dead in the water. The world’s first shipment of liquid hydrogen may have made headlines around the globe, but it might also prove to be a colossal waste of money. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/special-report-why-shipping-pure-hydrogen-around-the-world-might-already-be-dead-in-the-water/2-1-1155434 27 comments energy
- 'Expensive, wasteful, limited CO2 reduction: Blending hydrogen into gas grid should be avoided'. Adding 20% green H2 to Europe’s distribution networks would increase end-user costs by up to 43%, while cutting greenhouse gases by just 6-7%, says Fraunhofer Institute study. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/expensive-wasteful-limited-co2-reduction-blending-hydrogen-into-gas-grid-should-be-avoided/2-1-1156262 31 comments energy
- ‘Green/blue hydrogen markets won’t develop until H2 is seen as financially attractive’: analyst. Current high cost and the consequent lack of demand are cited as major hurdles in a “chicken and egg dilemma”. Another key issue is determining whether green/blue hydrogen is "the appropriate solution". https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/-green-blue-hydrogen-markets-won-t-develop-until-h2-is-seen-as-financially-attractive-analyst/2-1-1139006 12 comments energy
- Even the European gas lobby can’t make a case for hydrogen boilers — so why does it say gases are needed to decarbonise heating? Burning green hydrogen in boilers would require five to six times more renewable energy than highly efficient heat pumps to produce the same amount of heat. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/even-the-european-gas-lobby-can-t-make-a-case-for-hydrogen-boilers-so-why-does-it-say-gases-are-needed-to-decarbonise-heating-/2-1-1120847 18 comments energy
- Green hydrogen now cheaper to produce than from natural gas across Europe due to high fossil gas prices https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/green-hydrogen-now-cheaper-to-produce-than-grey-h2-across-europe-due-to-high-fossil-gas-prices/2-1-1098104 162 comments europe
- Germany eyes world's cheapest green hydrogen from Namibia amid global 'race for best sites'. Europe’s largest economy closes partnership deal with African nation, which hopes to produce renewable H2 at prices as low as $1.8/kg https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/germany-eyes-worlds-cheapest-green-hydrogen-from-namibia-amid-global-race-for-best-sites/2-1-1057335 18 comments energy
- Heating homes with clean hydrogen will be 'pretty much impossible', says UK energy minister. “If I’m being honest, the idea that we could produce enough hydrogen at reasonable cost to displace mains gas is pretty much impossible.” The UK is investing millions of pounds in studies on hydrogen heating https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/heating-homes-with-clean-hydrogen-will-be-pretty-much-impossible-says-uk-energy-minister/2-1-1078297 110 comments energy
- Orsted scopes gargantuan 27MW wind turbines into Swedish offshore project https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/orsted-scopes-gargantuan-27mw-wind-turbines-into-swedish-offshore-project/2-1-1075122 5 comments energy
- World’s largest 3D printer of its type to produce moulds for Haliade-X offshore wind turbines...10 weeks to two for new moulds...for castings up to 9.5 metres in diameter and weighing more than 60 tonnes...produced locally rather than central site. https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/ge-plans-game-changing-record-sized-3d-printing-for-massive-offshore-wind-turbine-parts/2-1-1068917 4 comments futurology
- Enel CEO: 'Clean electricity will power 99% of Europe’s transport and heating by 2050 — and this is how it will work'. In an exclusive interview, Francesco Starace shoots down the main arguments against an all-electric future https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/enel-ceo-clean-electricity-will-power-99-of-europe-s-transport-and-heating-by-2050-and-this-is-how-it-will-work/2-1-1039642 72 comments energy
- Using clean hydrogen for domestic heating and transport is ‘nonsensical’, says Enel CEO. Priority should be replacing the millions of tonnes of grey H2 used each year with green hydrogen. Independent studies say that electric options would be more energy-efficient and cost-effective for consumers. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/using-clean-hydrogen-for-domestic-heating-and-transport-is-nonsensical-says-enel-ceo/2-1-1039690 43 comments energy
- Liebreich: Capturing only 90% of CO2 emissions in blue hydrogen production ‘ain’t good enough’. Still means that about a tonne of carbon dioxide would be released for every tonne of blue hydrogen. "I've got nothing against blue hydrogen, as long as there are no fugitive emissions and 100% capture." https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/liebreich-capturing-only-90-of-co2-emissions-in-blue-hydrogen-production-ain-t-good-enough-/2-1-1034599 117 comments energy
- Power systems will struggle if all cars are fully electric, claims Hydrogen Council boss. — and blue H2 will be required. Opponents argue that wide-scale adoption of blue H2 would mean relying on fossil fuels for decades to come. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/power-systems-will-struggle-if-all-cars-are-fully-electric-claims-hydrogen-council-boss/2-1-1032050 65 comments energy
- Powering cars with H2 is a terrible idea, no matter what the hydrocarbons industry says https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/liebreich-oil-sector-is-lobbying-for-inefficient-hydrogen-cars-because-it-wants-to-delay-electrification-/2-1-1033226 9 comments energy
- 'No higher cost energy': nuclear has drained Germany of more than €1trn to date https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/no-higher-cost-energy-nuclear-has-drained-germany-of-more-than-1trn-to-date/2-1-877313 146 comments europe
- Unlimited, on-demand renewable energy anywhere in the world — is Eavor-Loop climate change's holy grail? https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/unlimited-on-demand-renewable-energy-anywhere-in-the-world-is-eavor-loop-climate-changes-holy-grail-/2-1-901385 11 comments worldnews
- New zinc-air battery is 'cheaper, safer and far longer-lasting than lithium-ion' https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/new-zinc-air-battery-is-cheaper-safer-and-far-longer-lasting-than-lithium-ion/2-1-812068 39 comments technology
- German pipeline operators present plan for world’s largest hydrogen grid https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/german-pipeline-operators-present-plan-for-world-s-largest-hydrogen-grid/2-1-810731 4 comments energy
- Hydrogen could transform global energy system as 'a natural substitute' for fossil fuels https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/hydrogen-could-transform-global-energy-system-as-a-natural-substitute-for-fossil-fuels/2-1-803385 5 comments technology
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- Minister: Germany should start world’s first green-hydrogen tender next year https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/minister-germany-should-start-world-s-first-green-hydrogen-tender-next-year/2-1-758073 5 comments energy
- World's carbon emissions flatline as rich nations ditch coal for wind and solar: IEA https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/worlds-carbon-emissions-flatline-as-rich-nations-ditch-coal-for-wind-and-solar-iea/2-1-753621 9 comments worldnews
- Sweden’s pioneering ‘fossil-free’ steel production plant has taken a key step forward with a SKr200m ($20.2m) investment to construct a subterranean hydrogen storage facility. https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/1858804/fossil-free-steel-takes-important-step-with-h2-pilot-storage-tank 3 comments worldnews
- World's biggest wind turbine set to start turning off Netherlands. The Haliade-X’s vast rotor will harness wind from a 38,000 square metre swept-area to turn a digitally-controlled direct-drive and permanent-magnet-generator transmission system with a 63% gross capacity factor. https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/1851001/worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-set-to-start-turning-off-netherlands 3 comments energy
- Floating wind-to-hydrogen plan to heat millions of UK homes https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/1850034/floating-wind-to-hydrogen-plan-to-heat-millions-of-uk-homes 6 comments energy