Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Arnes Biogradlija is the founder and Editor in Chief of EnergyNews.biz, which he launched in 2021 to separate energy transition realities from fairy tales. He writes data driven analysis on hydrogen, energy storage, small modular reactors, grids and industrial policy, and leads the Energy Talks interview series. EnergyNews.biz reporting has been cited more than 100 times by the International Energy Agency.

By the end of 2021 Colombia launched the green hydrogen roadmap. It is a document that joins another series of initiatives for this energy source to start receiving greater investment and join the energy matrix. Irene Vélez, Minister of Mines and Energy, pointed out that the country has the potential to be “one of the main players in this market”. In Colombia there was already hydrogen production in Ecopetrol’s operation, however it was of the gray type. That is, it was produced from fossil fuels. However, in March 2022, the state oil company informed that it had started the production…

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A small ferry for Orkney has been designed as part of a programme that aims to place Scotland at the forefront of emission-free hydrogen technology. But will it occur? In recent years, “ferries” has become somewhat of a nasty term in Scotland. Regularly reported news topics include an increasingly unreliable fleet, as well as major cost overruns and delays in the construction of new boats. Simultaneously, a heterogeneous coalition of Scottish and European organizations, commercial enterprises, and academics have been quietly collaborating on a significantly more positive view of the future. Since a decade ago, the feasibility of moving people…

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