Category: Climate Crisis
Why Hydrogen Isn’t Cutting Costs Like Solar or Batteries
After publishing the summary of the study that assessed 2,000 hydrogen projects worldwide, one finding stood out. Across the total spectrum of use cases, electrification provided roughly 80% better emissions reductions than hydrogen. The data also showed that the overall climate benefit of hydrogen, once all losses and logistics were … [continued]
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Chinese Buses, European Fears, and the Truth About Connected Fleets
A small test in Norway triggered a European debate about connected vehicles and national security. Engineers at Ruter, Oslo’s public transit agency, ran an inspection on new Chinese-made Yutong electric buses before accepting them into service. During controlled testing, they found that the buses’ remote diagnostics system allowed the manufacturer … [continued]
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When Hydrogen Maintenance Meets Meltdown: Inside Plug Power’s Desperation Phase
Plug Power’s announcement that it is suspending work on its Department of Energy–backed green hydrogen projects marks a sobering turning point. Most companies would fight to secure a $1.66 billion loan guarantee from the federal government. Plug Power is walking away from it. That decision, combined with yet another round … [continued]
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Hydrogen, Measured Properly: What 2,000 Projects Reveal About Its Climate Value
A major study in Nature Energy, “Global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential of existing and planned hydrogen projects” by Terlouw et al, has done something rare in the hydrogen hype bubble that’s slowly deflating. It has gathered thousands of real hydrogen projects around the world, run full life-cycle assessments on … [continued]
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How Will Boston And Other Coastal Cities Fight Sea Level Rise?
In the 1980s Boston converted mud flats into prized land for its Seaport area. Even then, thoughts of sea level rise hovered in the back of developers’ minds, but the opportunity for growth and prime assets won out. Safeguards such as elevating the whole neighborhood or building sea walls around … [continued]
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