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Hydrogen Hype Meets Hard Costs: Europe’s Pipeline Plan in Trouble

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The molecules for energy industry has been working hard for years to make it seem as if transporting hydrogen by pipeline is going to be cheap and easy, cheaper and easier than moving electrons in fact. I’ve been tracking this set of bad studies and assessing realities for years. Three … [continued]

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25 Years of Hybrids, 10 Years of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars

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One of our readers passed along the note recently that it was the 25 year anniversary of the first hybrid car in the United States, the Honda Insight, which arrived in December 1999. (Yes, the Toyota Prius came a couple of years earlier in Japan, but it didn’t come to … [continued]

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We Need To Keep Our Eye on the Ball to Save the Planet

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Air pollution, global warming, and energy security are three of the biggest problems facing the world today. Each year, at least seven million people die from air pollution and hundreds of millions more become ill. About 90% of this pollution is from energy. Global warming is already causing tremendous damage, … [continued]

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Nikola Bankruptcy Just Part Of Crumbling Of Hydrogen For Transportation

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Nikola, with its hydrogen trucks, has finally left the building. The company gained widespread attention after going public via a SPAC merger in 2020, briefly reaching a market valuation of over $30 billion. However, founder Trevor Milton was complicit in the SPAC pump and dump, misleading investors about Nikola’s technological … [continued]

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Investments In Green Steel & Ammonia Plummeted In 2024

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Money to clean up steel, ammonia, chemicals, and other sectors dropped by more than half in 2024 compared with 2023, according to a report by Canary Media. Global investment in efforts to decarbonize heavy industries totaled just $31 billion in 2024, making it a tough year for hydrogen-based steel making … [continued]

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