American Company Wants to Produce More Clean Hydrogen

VOA Learning English • voa
May 7, 2023 ~4 min

Replacing methane with hydrogen to heat homes is a bad idea -- here's why

The government is considering blending hydrogen into the UK gas network.

Ran Boydell, Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
April 26, 2023 ~9 min


Global shipping is under pressure to stop its heavy fuel oil use fast – that’s not simple, but changes are coming

Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.

Don Maier, Associate Professor of Business, University of Tennessee • conversation
April 24, 2023 ~8 min

Water in space – a 'Goldilocks' star reveals previously hidden step in how water gets to planets like Earth

Astronomers have long known where water is first formed in the universe and how it ends up on planets, asteroids and comets. A recent discovery has finally answered what happens in between.

John Tobin, Scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory • conversation
March 16, 2023 ~9 min

Fukushima to release contaminated water – an expert explains why this could be the best option

Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is set to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean – but the cause for concern is minimal.

Jim Smith, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Green hydrogen: why low-carbon fuels are not benefiting from high fossil fuel prices

Without energy market reform, expensive gas will have few upsides.

John Szabo, Fellow, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies & Assistant Lecturer, Eötvös Loránd University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 ~9 min

New solar tech is nearly 10X more efficient at splitting water

A new catalyst is way more efficient than others at splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen, which could cut carbon emissions.

U. Michigan • futurity
Jan. 6, 2023 ~6 min

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts – and now it has the opportunity to do so

A lack of clarity over certain issues risks preventing the shipping industry’s energy transition from taking off.

Christiaan De Beukelaer, Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 ~8 min


High fossil fuel prices mean UK cannot delay transition to low emissions steel

Steelmaking with green hydrogen is now a less expensive prospect relative to alternatives.

Pepa Ambrosio-Albala, Research Fellow in Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds • conversation
Dec. 2, 2022 ~7 min

The days of the hydrogen car are already over

Hydrogen cars were heralded as an avenue towards universal green motoring, but progress has stalled in recent years.

Chris Ivory, Director of the Innovative Management Practice Research Centre, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Nov. 30, 2022 ~7 min

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