Clean Technica Climate change Health

When Hydrogen Maintenance Meets Meltdown: Inside Plug Power’s Desperation Phase

12 min read

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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Clean Technica Climate change Research

Hydrogen, Measured Properly: What 2,000 Projects Reveal About Its Climate Value

10 min read

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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Clean Technica Climate change Water

How Will Boston And Other Coastal Cities Fight Sea Level Rise?

7 min read

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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Clean Technica Climate change

Renewable Energy Infrastructure Resilience Tested as a Supertyphoon Approaches the Philippines

11 min read

The convergence of climate reality and energy transition Super Typhoon Fung-Wong (locally designated Uwan) is approaching the Philippines with forecast sustained winds potentially exceeding 185 kph (115 mph), and a possible intensification to Category 5 (157 mph or higher or 252 km/h or greater) strength, it tests a fundamental question … [continued]

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