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The Hype Returns: Joe Romm & Michael Barnard Revisit Hydrogen, 20 Years Later

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A few weeks ago, I had another opportunity to sit down with Dr. Joseph Romm, currently working with Michael Mann at the UPenn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. The topic was the 20th anniversary edition of his book The Hype About Hydrogen, available now. What follows is lightly … [continued]

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America Closed For Business: Bill Rolling Back IRA Provisions Will Slash Investment

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted in 2022, marked a seismic shift in U.S. industrial and energy policy, promising clarity and stability to a previously fragmented clean energy landscape. It introduced comprehensive, decade-spanning incentives designed to catalyze investments across renewables, hydrogen hubs, electric vehicles, and domestic manufacturing. Almost immediately, this … [continued]

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Pipelines To Nowhere: The Real Costs Of TMX & The Dutch Hydrogen Network

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Infrastructure megaprojects have an irresistible allure, and the Netherlands and Canada are illustrative of this. Governments, engineers, and industrial backers alike see in them the potential for transformative leaps forward—massive pipelines to move energy, corridors connecting resources to markets, and infrastructure that promises to underpin entire industries or energy transitions. … [continued]

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7 Projects Down In The Inevitable Death Of Hydrogen For Energy In B.C.

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It was never going to work. The CBC’s March 2025 freedom of information exposé confirmed what engineers, analysts, and every mildly numerate policymaker should have known: British Columbia’s grand hydrogen production ambitions were built on sand. According to briefing documents to B.C.’s then energy minister in September of 2024, at … [continued]

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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen’s High Energy Density By Mass Is Trumped By Low Density By Volume

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Hydrogen is often cited for its high energy density by mass — approximately 120 MJ/kg — making it appear to be an ideal energy carrier. However, this figure is frequently misunderstood or presented out of context, leading to misleading conclusions about hydrogen’s suitability for real-world energy storage and transportation. The … [continued]

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