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HyFlux’s Superconducting Motor Might Work. Hydrogen Aviation Is The Hard Part.

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HyFlux has an unusually interesting hydrogen-aviation proposition because the technology at its centre appears somewhat credible, if incredibly difficult to engineer and maintain. The UK company wants to exploit the extreme cold of liquid hydrogen already carried aboard a future hydrogen aircraft to cool a fully superconducting electric motor. Superconductivity … [continued]

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Netherlands Cuts 2040 Hydrogen Forecast By Almost 60%

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Three years is a long time in hydrogen strategy. The Netherlands’ 2023 National Energy System Plan projected roughly 460 petajoules of gaseous hydrogen demand in 2040. Its 2026 National Energy System Plan update cuts that central estimate to about 200 PJ, a reduction of roughly 57%. This is especially interesting … [continued]

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ReFuelEU’s First Year Shows the Mandate Works

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Now Europe must unlock e-SAF investment. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published today its Annual Technical Report on ReFuelEU Aviation (for 2025 data), providing the first full picture of the EU sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market since the Regulation’s mandatory targets came into force. The report sends an … [continued]

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Safeguarding the Integrity of EU Synthetic Fuels Targets under ReFuelEU Aviation & FuelEU Maritime

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Director-General Céline Gauer , DG ENER Director Lukasz Kolinski, DG ENER Head of Unit Kitti Nyitrai, DG ENER Director-General Magda Kopczynska, DG MOVE Director-General Kurt Vandenberghe, DG CLIMA Member State Expert Group on Renewable Fuels We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern regarding the ongoing pressure to allow … [continued]

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For Lagging Automakers: Stop Pouring Money Into The Wrong Powertrains

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If you’re a company like Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford, Nissan, or any other volume manufacturer that’s still playing catchup on electrification, the next few years will decide whether you remain a real product company or slowly turn into a dealer network for stronger players. Capital is finite. Engineering talent is … [continued]

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