Tag: Hydrogen

June 5, 2023

If the Alabama test has any implications for the broader hydrogen industry, it suggests mixing the fuel with natural gas could hold even greater potential for existing natural gas plants than previously supposed. But don’t expect to see utilities blending […]

March 22, 2023

Utility regulators in Nevada approved a plan by NV Energy to spend $333 million to buy, install and operate a 400 MW peaking turbine project at the Silverhawk Generating Station near Las Vegas. The turbine would have a peak summer […]

February 16, 2023

Two years after Winter Storm Uri left millions in Texas without power for days, a new poll finds that a majority of Texans support expanding renewable energy over fossil fuels in the U.S. The poll was conducted by the Hobby […]

February 9, 2023

Los Angeles city council members unanimously voted Feb. 8 to to convert the city’s largest gas-fired power plant to green hydrogen. The 12-0 vote authorizes the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to begin a competitive bidding process […]

February 2, 2023

Florida Power & Light (FPL) said 10 new solar farms came online January 31. The facilities combined can generate 745 MW and are scattered throughout the Sunshine State. Notably, FPL said the Cavendish Solar Energy Center – located in Okeechobee […]

January 13, 2023

The Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen coalition (GLCH) said it received encouragement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to submit of a full hydrogen hub application. The coalition, which includes Linde, Energy Harbor, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., GE Aerospace and the University […]

November 11, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is partnering with utilities on four hydrogen demonstration projects at U.S. nuclear power plants. Hydrogen would be produced at the nuclear plants through high- or low-temperature electrolysis, a process of splitting water into pure […]

November 8, 2022

Constellation Energy sounded upbeat about its existing nuclear fleet as well as future prospects for hydrogen production as it reported third quarter financial results on November 8. The Baltimore-based utility holding company cited both state and federal support for carbon-free […]

November 7, 2022

On the day of the deadline for applicants to submit concept papers, a group known as the Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen Partnership (GLCH) officially announced it would apply for funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub […]

September 26, 2022

Climate change, energy independence, renewable power, the hydrogen economy, etc., are all terms used in recent years (or even decades) to describe the most important challenges of society today. While arguments are made over the proper direction to face these […]

September 23, 2022

The global energy crisis is boosting interest in low-emissions hydrogen and the pipeline of projects is expanding, but only a small share of projects are under construction around the world. Electrolyser manufacturing is set to grow strongly and pilot projects […]

September 7, 2022

The Biden administration has laid out a comprehensive roadmap to help five energy-intensive manufacturing sectors reduce their fuel- and power-related carbon emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050. The pathways proposed for the iron and steel, cement and concrete, food and […]

September 2, 2022

Entergy Texas President and CEO Eliecer Viamontes said the southeast region of the state is well-positioned to play a key role in the low- to zero-carbon hydrogen industry. “We are in the heart of hydrogen producers, extensive hydrogen pipeline delivery […]

August 11, 2022

From powering the first combustion engines to becoming a vital part of the modern-day refining industry, the relationship between hydrogen (H2) and energy spans centuries. It is the most abundant element on our planet. The gas burns clean, it’s light, […]

July 28, 2022

The unexpected inflation reduction legislation announced by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has lawmakers and clean advocates scrambling to read the 725-page bill. The sweeping bill includes nearly $370 million on energy and climate change initiatives. […]

July 28, 2022

The inclusion of an estimated $369 billion in energy security and climate change investments in a July 27–unveiled U.S. Senate budget reconciliation proposal has prompted jubilation from a range of energy sectors. Less than two weeks after negotiations on clean […]

May 13, 2022

How Washington, D.C., reaches 2050 carbon neutrality could depend on the cost of renewable natural gas — which electrification advocates say is likely to be expensive. Washington Gas in 2020 filed a Climate Business Plan that called for using renewable […]

December 29, 2021

Mitsubishi Power is developing a 40-MW class gas turbine that can directly combust 100% ammonia under an initiative that responds to heightened global decarbonization ambitions, as well as Japan’s recent roadmap for ammonia fuel. The Yokohama-headquartered power equipment firm, a […]

December 29, 2021

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first conditional loan guarantee offered to a non-nuclear project since 2016 will finance the expansion of a pioneering commercial-scale “turquoise hydrogen” and carbon black production facility in Nebraska. The agency’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) on […]

December 14, 2021

The group is comprised of scientists, academics and engineers who say they want to use their collective expertise on a voluntary basis to translate the role that hydrogen can play in the energy transition for politicians, media and investors with […]