Environmentalists who make a big deal out of opposing the proposed expansion of the Keystone pipeline do so on the grounds of the sheer amount of carbon it represents. The proposal is about extending the pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas;…
Category: Hydrogen
Game-changing nuclear moves in the US: hydrogen economy gets clean and sober
Just under a year ago, I told a nuclear industry gathering that the industry needs to get real about the atom’s role in the Hydrogen Economy. Because it is a huge source of cheap zero-carbon energy, nuclear has great potential…
The real hydrogen highway: the future looks like today
The Canadian hydrogen-highway industry is at a crossroads. Compared with the rest in the world Canada is a fading champion in the hydrogen arena. Though the famous Ballard Power started here in Canada, the public funding that kept the venture alive…
A practical way to store hydrogen: remapping the route to the hydrogen economy
Mention the phrase “hydrogen economy” these days, and most people will laugh at you. That’s because the phrase reminds most people of the endlessly unfulfilled promises of fuel cell–powered cars and hydrogen refueling stations. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger, with his famous hydrogen powered Hummers,…
Hydrogen, fuel cells, and the right way forward: Chu vs. the auto industry
In their decades-long efforts to develop effective and affordable climate change policy, most western governments have put a lot of money and effort in two areas: (1) hydrogen, and (2) carbon capture and sequestration. They are on the right track, but they’re…