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A kilowatt-scale pilot plant that can generate solar-powered heat and green hydrogen has been created by researchers.

Japan’s ambitious Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project, a $500m, decade-long plan to extract hydrogen from brown coal in Victoria, Australia, is at risk of failure due to demands for extra subsidies and a lack of long-term commitments from Japanese customers.

In the EnergyNews.Biz hydrail interviews series, we talked with Dr Holger Busche, scientific advisor for energy and traffic at the…

In the EnergyNews.Biz hydrail interviews series, we talked with Dr Holger Busche, scientific advisor for energy and traffic at the provincial parliament in Northern Germany and the federal Bundestag.

The heads of the Advanced Institute of Technology and Innovation (IATI), Brazil’s only centre specialized in scientific research on green hydrogen, claimed that this renewable energy source will drive an “energy revolution” in the world and that the future of the transition is in Brazil.

The Kingdom has the capacity to compete in the market for the production of green hydrogen at the lowest cost, up to $ 2.54 per kilogramme, in the city of Dakhla, according to a scientific study conducted by Moroccan researchers.

As part of the Green-QUEST project, University of Cape Town (UCT) students Carla Mathyse and Candace Eslick are investigating ways to harness green hydrogen to provide cleaner cooking fuel for low-income homes, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

According to the Energy Transitions Commission, primary steel projects with almost zero emissions are within reach in both Europe and North America. By 2030, the organisation says, the sector may be on a path that is compliant with the Paris Agreement.

Over the next three decades, from 2025 to 2050, investments in green hydrogen could total between 6 and 12 billion USD globally.

According to a recent North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) research, the only long-term zero-emissions technology appropriate for long-haul trucks is hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles.