Blue, green or grey, hydrogen comes in different shades. 
Read below to demystify them all.

Specialized materials, thicker walls, and proper insulation is required to minimize heat influx through the hydrogen tanks.

Simple Flying

The Role Of Efficient Hydrogen Tank Systems In Revolutionizing Sustainable Aviation

The Hydrogen Council estimates that if hydrogen deploys at scale, to the point that it amounts to a fifth of global final energy demand by 2050, carbon emissions can be reduced by 7 billion tonnes annually (Hydrogen Council, 2021). Moreover, if this hydrogen is generated from renewable sources, known as green hydrogen, the gains for the environment are even greater – but we need to explore hydrogen safety first.

Open Access Government

The importance of hydrogen safety in the energy transition

The European Commission's sub-directorate for North Africa is due to visit the Egyptian capital in a few days. Energy and illegal migration are high on the agenda.

Africa Intelligence

Green hydrogen on agenda of EU delegation to Cairo

Researchers from the University of Twente have developed a new composite material that could potentially be used for green hydrogen production without the use of rare and precious metals. 

Innovation News Network

New materials developed for green hydrogen production 

The European Commission plans to set up a Hydrogen Bank to support renewable hydrogen production in both the EU and internationally

Montel

Brussels plans EU bank to support green hydrogen

A source of renewable and storable energy, hydrogen is experiencing a breakthrough in the United States after years of sluggish growth as Biden administration climate policies spark major investments.

Hurriyet Daily News

Push for carbon-free hydrogen accelerates in US

Technology-as-savior is baked into the philosophy of our post-industrial era, so the pitch for green hydrogen sounds compelling. And yet, like other tech-dependent energy revolutions, it is just one part of a portfolio of clean energy sources.

Forbes

Green Hydrogen Is No Silver Bullet, But Clean Energy Systems Might Be

Emissions-free green hydrogen could be an important addition to the range of clean energies.

World Economic Forum

Why we can't ignore green hydrogen in the clean energy mix

Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman (EDO), has signed term sheets with developers for six green hydrogen projects worth more than $20 billion.

Zawya

Oman signs terms sheets for 6 green hydrogen projects worth more than $20bln

Currently there is very limited production of Green Hydrogen in the country. Under Research and Development projects supported by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, a 5 Nm3/h (normal cubic meter per hour) Green Hydrogen production plant based on solar energy and electrolysis has been established at Gurugram, Haryana and a 6 kg per hour Green Hydrogen production plant based on biomass gasification has been established at IISc Bangalore, Karnataka.

Hydrogen Central

India – Several Pilot Projects Undertaken in The Country for Production of Green Hydrogen 

A new agreement signed between multilateral financial institution the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Kenya will see strengthened support for green hydrogen investment in the country.

Energy Capital & Power

EIB to Strengthen Green Hydrogen Investment in Kenya

Germany needs to decarbonize its industry. It is betting on green hydrogen, imported from countries with huge potential for renewable energies. But critics say Germany is going green at the expense of the Global South.

DW News

Green hydrogen: Is the Global South paying for Germany's energy transition?

Hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested in a high-tech gamble to make hydrogen clean, cheap and widely available. In Australia’s Outback, that starts with 10 million new solar panels.



The New York Times

Inside the Global Race to Turn Water Into Fuel

Germany will “acknowledge and not oppose” plans to recognise the contribution nuclear energy is making to the EU’s decarbonisation objective, a special advisor to the German Chancellor said on Thursday

Euractiv

Germany ‘not opposed’ to nuclear-made hydrogen, says will import from France

Advisory body argues renewable energy should be prioritised, with green hydrogen mainly produced from surplus wind and solar

Upstream Online

Dedicated green hydrogen production should be a last resort: UK climate body

 Governments worldwide need to simplify rules around hydrogen supply to attract investment and scale it up to become competitive enough to substitute fossil fuel use in heavy industry, energy executives said this week.

Reuters

Big Oil on hydrogen: forget the rainbow, just make it profitable

Green hydrogen presents an important opportunity for Ireland. As a zero-emission alternative to fossil fuel usage across the economy, it could play a major role in decarbonisation. And thanks to favourable production economics, an Irish green hydrogen industry could compete with contemporaries across Europe, fuelling not only Ireland’s transition to Net Zero, but that of Europe as a whole.

Ireland Could Produce Cheapest Green Hydrogen in Europe by 2030

Japan Suiso energy boss says hydrogen project incorporating carbon capture and storage ‘truly a watershed moment’ in decarbonising

The Guardian

Japan to spend $2.35bn on turning Victorian Latrobe Valley coal into ‘clean hydrogen’

Efforts by natural gas utilities in Massachusetts to replace 20 percent of their fossil gas supply with “green hydrogen” derived from renewable electricity would consume more clean energy than would be produced by the state’s ambitious offshore wind energy buildout

Inside Climate News

‘Green Hydrogen’ Would Squander Renewable Energy Resources in Massachusetts

The nascent hydrogen industry should stop classifying its products by colour and instead focus on actual carbon content, according to the Japanese power utility that plans to make clean hydrogen from Australia’s dirtiest coal.



Australian Financial Review

Hydrogen industry told to focus on carbon, not colour

Hydrogen | Green Hydrogen

Ministers should give the go-ahead this year for the blending of hydrogen into the UK gas network so long as it is demonstrably safe.

Financial Times

UK urged to approve hydrogen blending in domestic gas network 

Japanese companies have urged Australia to adopt regulatory changes to put the country in the box seat to become the world’s leading hydrogen producer.



The Australian

Nation ‘could lead world in hydrogen’

US hydrogen production already amounts to around ten million tons per year, about 10 percent of world volumes



The low-carbon hydrogen market is growing quickly as government policy support ramps up and production scales to help mitigate climate change. Low-carbon hydrogen, particularly green and blue hydrogen, can be used to decarbonize a range of hard-to-electrify activities, such as heating, refining, fertilizer production, and transport. 

Benzinga

Global Low-Carbon Hydrogen Industry Growth Taking Shape

Making hydrogen from natural gas and storing carbon emissions in oil and gas reservoirs could be best bet for safe, economical low-carbon hydrogen, study says

IEEE Spectrum

Carbon Storage and Hydrogen: Match Made in Heaven?

Optimism is growing that Scotland's first carbon capture and storage facility is finally about to be given the go-ahead.

Optimism grows for Acorn Project carbon capture scheme

Europe's biggest natural gas supplier Norway is not worried the European Union scheme to buy gas jointly in global markets will create a buyers' cartel, its oil and energy minister said on Friday.

Norway does not fear EU joint gas-buying will create cartel

The UK could bring 17GW of hydrogen production online by 2030, exceeding its overall target to scale the sector, new analysis has revealed. But the research also casts doubt on whether the UK will meet its green hydrogen commitments.

Edie

Blue hydrogen accounts for more than 80% of UK’s hydrogen pipeline

Backers say hydrogen projects should be first in line for almost $26bn in US taxpayer money – but should we believe the hype?

Is hydrogen really a clean enough fuel to tackle the climate crisis?

Global efforts are underway to scale up the production, storage and use of hydrogen as a clean fuel.

How to understand the carbon footprint of clean hydrogen

The nascent hydrogen industry should stop classifying its products by colour and instead focus on actual carbon content, according to the Japanese power utility that plans to make clean hydrogen from Australia’s dirtiest coal.

Energy dependency, the digital transition and climate change require collaboration with partners such as the Emirates.

The National

Italy will work with the UAE to tackle 21st-century challenges

Italian oil and gas group Eni (ENI.MI) said it would cooperate with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) on energy transition projects, as Rome's new government works to rebuild ties with the United Arab Emirates.

Eni agrees deal with UAE's ADNOC as Italy rebuilds relationship

Why does hydrogen have so many colours, and why do they matter?


Business Green

Making sense of the hydrogen rainbow

German energy firm RWE and Norwegian oil and gas producer Equinor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in January to develop large-scale energy value chains between Germany and Norway which include renewable generation, hydrogen, and natural gas.

Europe takes steps toward developing hydrogen pipeline network

The UAE, the Arab world’s second-largest economy, will launch its National Hydrogen Strategy next month, a Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure official has said.

UAE to launch national hydrogen strategy in April

In 2022, the blue hydrogen market was worth around USD 17,654 million, and it is projected to advance at an 11.70% CAGR from 2022 to 2030, hitting USD 42,783 million in 2030, according to P&S Intelligence.

OpenPR

Blue Hydrogen Market Will Reach USD 42,783 Million By 2030

Carbon intensive conglomerate announces creation of Essar Energy Transition and unveils plans to invest $2.4bn in UK low carbon infrastructure projects.

Essar launches $3.6bn hydrogen and ammonia-focused Energy Transition venture

Hydrogen is one of the most abundant gases, estimated to make up 75% of the mass of the universe. It also has great potential to help the world slash greenhouse gas emissions, since it doesn’t produce any carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions when it’s burned for energy. Yet its use has been limited thus far.

The Washington Post

There’s a Cleaner Way to Heat Your Home, and It’s Not Hydrogen

European rules requiring green hydrogen projects to be hooked up to new sources of renewable energy will not be needed for Australian projects in the nascent sector, according to Woodside Energy.

Woodside says Europe’s renewable rule shouldn’t apply to Australia

The US has huge hydrogen growth potential as the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have spurred investor interest and project announcements. But these projects need clarity on policy implementation to move faster. Improved infrastructure is also key for the US to benefit from domestic and global hydrogen markets.

Seeking Alpha

Policy Implementation And Infrastructure Building Are Key To U.S. Hydrogen Development

Frank Wolak, President of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association, discusses the current hydrogen landscape in the US and hydrogen energy’s role in a zero-emission future.

Driving the global energy transition with hydrogen

Hydrogen could be key to addressing climate change, but where it comes from will matter.

MIT Technology Review

When hydrogen will help climate change—and when it won’t. 

The company predicted that future blue hydrogen demand will be mainly driven by industrial clusters, encompassing many industries in one area, refining, ammonia, and methanol. In addition, other applications, such as steel production and mobility, will also begin to emerge.

Offshore Energy

Global blue hydrogen market to reach $34 billion, predicts IDTechEx

We need all colours of hydrogen, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Reuters in an interview, referring to a dispute in Brussels around hydrogen produced from nuclear or renewable energy.

We need all colours of hydrogen, says German finance minister

The battle over cars running on alternative fuel shifts up a gear this year. A record number of new models powered by electric batteries are due to be released in the coming months as manufacturers place their bets on greener solutions to petrol engines.


The big bet on hydrogen vehicles

Blue hydrogen refers to the production of hydrogen from fossil fuels, mostly through natural gas reforming or coal gasification, in which most CO2 emissions are captured and stored or used in products via carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies. 

IdTechEx

Global blue hydrogen market to reach US$34 billion by 2033

The European Union’s oversized plans for renewable hydrogen are unrealistic and constitute a risk for the bloc’s public finances and decarbonisation efforts, write Luke Haywood and Cosimo Tansini.

It’s not just about the colour: too much hydrogen is unsustainable

Australia has grand ambitions to become hydrogen producing superpower, a natural evolution from its current status as one of the world's largest liquified natural gas exporters.

Stockhead

Power Up: Is nuclear hydrogen a threat to Australia’s hydrogen ambitions?

Ongoing events in Europe, including the war in Ukraine and natural disasters, have raised many questions about the future of energy supply both in Canada and internationally.

Can Hydrogen solve Canada’s energy woes?

Hydrogen is emerging as a key player in the energy transition, with a variety of clean production methods offering different advantages and competitiveness in the market.

The Peninsula

Blue Hydrogen a key player in future of energy transition

Environmental groups in Canada are calling on the federal govern

Carbon Herald

Canada Is Being Urged To Exclude Blue Hydrogen From Subsidies

Today, we are honored to recognize and thank the most-read experts and change-makers who are shaping the debate on Hydrogen!

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Euronews

Hydrogen fuel could double your energy bills - and isn’t as green as you think, research warns

The UK Environment Agency announced on Feb.3 a guidance on blue hydrogen production with CO2 capture, including a requirement for a carbon capture rate of at least 95% for companies planning to produce hydrogen from fossil gas in the country. 

UK Environment Agency Publishes Guidance On Blue Hydrogen Production

The Environment Agency (EA) has published new regulatory guidance on the production of blue hydrogen in the UK, recommending that developers aim for a 95% carbon capture rate or fully explain why they are not able to.

Blue hydrogen: UK developers should aim for 95% carbon capture rate, EA states

An investigation into a flame that erupted on a tanker carrying the first-ever liquid hydrogen shipment shortly after it was loaded in Australia last year found that a gas control malfunction on the vessel sparked the incident.

Bloomberg

Showcase for Australia’s Hydrogen Dreams Suffered Gas Flames

If one place on the planet epitomizes both the imperative to decarbonize LNG and the difficulty of doing so, South Korea is it.

Canary Media

Can an economic giant clean up natural gas — and then swap in hydrogen? 

At the Baker Hughes 2023 Annual Meeting, the company announced a Memorandum of Understanding with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) for the joint exploration of new technology solutions in the production of green hydrogen, green ammonia and in geothermal projects.

Compressor Tech

Baker Hughes partners in green technologies

About $8 billion in funding will to be going to a number of hydrogen hub/carbon capture and storage projects, including potentially two in the Pittsburgh region.

Pittsburgh Business Times

Critics warn against using natural gas for hydrogen hubs

The Turkish government has released a new strategic roadmap for hydrogen technologies. The country plans to produce hydrogen at $2.40/kg by 2035, and aims to halve this figure by 2050, according to the Turkish energy minister, Fatih Donmez.

PV Magazine

Turkey aims to produce hydrogen at $2.40/kg by 2035

The World Future Energy Summit showed that Middle Eastern solar markets are still driven by utility-scale PV, although the C&I sector shows signs of growth. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are the most promising markets for big solar projects, with huge pipelines under development, while Lebanon and Yemen show promise due to chronic energy shortages.

Key takeaways from Abu Dhabi's World Future Energy Summit

It stores as much energy as a Tesla Semi — but refueling takes just 8 minutes.

Freethink

MIT grads unveil the world’s first ammonia-powered semi truck

Hydrogen is expected to become one of the building blocks for reaching global climate goals, yet current production is almost exclusively from high-carbon sources.

Carbon Brief 

Can ‘green hydrogen’ grow fast enough for 1.5C?

A former salt works is being eyed to be used as part of of a major hydrogen project.

Teeside Live

BP's blue hydrogen project eyes up former salt works site for development

The oil refining industry is one of the key consumers of hydrogen right now, but most refineries are using “gray hydrogen”--derived from fossil fuels, rather than clean, green hydrogen. The T&E study says that oil companies plan to invest around €6.5bn in so-called ‘low carbon’ blue hydrogen to clean up their production processes, double what they are spending on the production of green hydrogen and e-fuels.

Oil Price

The Truth Behind European Big Oil’s Bet On Hydrogen

Hydrogen | Blue Hydrogen

Generally, when we talk about the production of hydrogen, the discussion is about either electrolysis of water into oxygen and hydrogen, or steam methane reforming (SMR). 

Hackaday

Methane Pyrolysis: Producing green hydrogen without carbon emissions

It is difficult to predict which hydrogen fuel will emerge as the leader, as the market for hydrogen is still in the early stages of development and there are a number of different technologies and approaches being pursued.



Our Great Minds

Turquoise Hydrogen – The Fuel of The Future

An assessment of hydrogen transportation and storage infrastructure requirements up to 2035.

UK Government

Hydrogen infrastructure requirements up to 2035

After stonewalling fellow Democrats' climate agenda for about a year, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., reversed course in July, paving the way for a hydrogen production tax credit.

S&P Global

Hydrogen plans advance at gas utilities as industry gets policy signals

Minesh Patel, the Sales Manager at 2G Energy, analyses the role of water in a net zero world, discussing hydrogen production and electrolysis


The future of hydrogen in a net zero world

Investors have been excited, and disappointed, before

The Economist

Hydrogen hype is rising again—will this time be different?

PyroGenesis’ plasma-based hydrogen production process converts this methane into a valuable solid carbon and hydrogen, thereby creating a ZCE hydrogen.

Canadian Manuafacturing

PyroGenesis announces conversion of methane into hydrogen production

Solaris will deliver four Urbino 12 hydrogen buses to Venice. The contracts were concluded with Italian carriers AVM Venezia and ACTV SPA Venezia. The 12-metre hydrogen-fuelled buses will arrive in Italy in mid-2023, and the total value of the contracts exceeds €2.5m.

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