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April 10, 2024
Stadler’s Flirt H2 hydrogen fuel cell train achieves Guinness World Record
The train traveled 1,741.7 miles for over 46 hours on one tank filling.
Christian Hinton | April 9, 2024
Stadler revealed that its Flirt H2 has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance of 1,741.7 miles achieved by a pilot hydrogen fuel cell electric multiple unit passenger train without refueling or recharging. Stadler introduced the Flirt H2 to the public for the first time at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin. The company said a significant number of detailed solutions were developed to integrate fuel cells and hydrogen storage systems into the modern Flirt commuter train product line. These solutions were tested first in Switzerland and more recently on a dedicated test ring in Colorado in the US.
“This world record establishes the ideal performance range of our hydrogen version of the Flirt Electric Multiple Unit, the Flirt H2,” Dr. Ansgar Brockmeyer, EVP of marketing and sales at Stadler, said. “This is a monumental achievement from our entire team and we are very proud to hold another record title.”
On March 20, the train set out for its first laps around the test track. The team of engineers from Stadler and ENSCO continued driving the vehicle in shifts throughout the night and the following day and concluded the successful attempt at 5.23 p.m. (MST) on March 22. The train traveled 1,741.7 miles for over 46 hours on one tank filling. The record attempt was made at the ENSCO test center in Pueblo, Colorado, where the vehicle had undergone its type test procedure. Detailed records before, during and after the world record attempt were kept to ensure precise and transparent evidence was established, Stadler said.
In December 2021, the Flirt Akku, the battery-powered Flirt model, set the world record for the longest journey with a battery multiple unit in pure battery mode, covering 224 kilometers (139 miles) in Germany...more
https://www.thebuzzevnews.com/flirt-h2-hydrogen-world-record/
https://www.stadlerrail.com/en/media/article/stadler%E2%80%99s-hydrogen-powered-train-flirt-h2-achieves-a-new-guinness-world-records-title/1656/
Stadler's Flirt H2 hydrogen FC train achieves Guinness World Record. Train traveled 1,741 m for over 46 hours on 1 tank
Stadler’s Flirt H2 hydrogen fuel cell train achieves Guinness World Record
The train traveled 1,741.7 miles for over 46 hours on one tank filling.
Christian Hinton | April 9, 2024
Stadler revealed that its Flirt H2 has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance of 1,741.7 miles achieved by a pilot hydrogen fuel cell electric multiple unit passenger train without refueling or recharging. Stadler introduced the Flirt H2 to the public for the first time at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin. The company said a significant number of detailed solutions were developed to integrate fuel cells and hydrogen storage systems into the modern Flirt commuter train product line. These solutions were tested first in Switzerland and more recently on a dedicated test ring in Colorado in the US.
“This world record establishes the ideal performance range of our hydrogen version of the Flirt Electric Multiple Unit, the Flirt H2,” Dr. Ansgar Brockmeyer, EVP of marketing and sales at Stadler, said. “This is a monumental achievement from our entire team and we are very proud to hold another record title.”
On March 20, the train set out for its first laps around the test track. The team of engineers from Stadler and ENSCO continued driving the vehicle in shifts throughout the night and the following day and concluded the successful attempt at 5.23 p.m. (MST) on March 22. The train traveled 1,741.7 miles for over 46 hours on one tank filling. The record attempt was made at the ENSCO test center in Pueblo, Colorado, where the vehicle had undergone its type test procedure. Detailed records before, during and after the world record attempt were kept to ensure precise and transparent evidence was established, Stadler said.
In December 2021, the Flirt Akku, the battery-powered Flirt model, set the world record for the longest journey with a battery multiple unit in pure battery mode, covering 224 kilometers (139 miles) in Germany...more
https://www.thebuzzevnews.com/flirt-h2-hydrogen-world-record/
https://www.stadlerrail.com/en/media/article/stadler%E2%80%99s-hydrogen-powered-train-flirt-h2-achieves-a-new-guinness-world-records-title/1656/
April 8, 2024
r/CyberStuck
Tesla's Cybertrucks were 'rushed out,' are malfunctioning at astounding rate
Source: NY Post
Tesla’s long-delayed — and pricey — Cybertrucks are getting panned by furious owners for malfunctioning at an alarming rate just months after Elon Musk’s futuristic vehicle hit the road.
Tales of the stainless steel Cybertrucks dying after traveling just 1 mile, randomly hard-braking on a wide-open road and already showing rust spots, among other gripes, were shared in the Tesla Owners’ Club forum.
In a thread titled “Worst delivery in my life (truck died in 5 minutes),” a Southern California-based owner wrote that after taking his truck for a spin the same day it was delivered last month, the vehicle “made it 1 mile down road, started getting steering error, flashing red screen, pulled off side of highway now the truck is dead and I’m waiting for a tow truck.”
“Dealer couldn’t do anything for me. It was great for 5 minutes. Tried everything, restarting, screen is stuck black and keeps beeping,” the user added in the thread, first reported on by automotive news site Jalopnik...more
Read more: https://nypost.com/2024/04/08/business/teslas-cybertrucks-were-rushed-out-are-malfunctioning-at-astounding-rate/
r/CyberStuck
April 8, 2024
Total cost of driving (TCD) parity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings potential by MHDV class and market segment. (EV labels refer to EV range in miles. Mileage labels indicate the primary traveling distance of a given market segment.) Figure by Fred Zietz, NREL
Study Examines Cost Competitiveness of Zero-Emission Trucks
Tech Progress, Supportive Policies, and Infrastructure Investments Drive Down Costs and Spur Technology Adoption
April 3, 2024 | By Julia Thomas | NREL.gov
Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) account for just 5% of vehicles on the road in the United States, yet they are responsible for 21% of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing MHDV emissions is vital to mitigating the effects of climate change and improving air quality. Zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs)—such as battery electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—offer a solution.
While projecting future technology adoption is complex and many factors influence consumer decisions, economics play a key role in choosing technologies for commercial vehicle applications. A recent study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) explored how the total cost of driving for zero-emission and diesel MHDVs could evolve over time under different scenarios, from the present day to 2050.
"With continued improvements in vehicles and fuels, ZEVs are rapidly becoming commercially viable, potentially reaching total cost of driving parity or better compared to diesel vehicles by 2035 in all market segments," said NREL's Catherine Ledna, a decision support analyst who led the study.
A full transition to ZEV sales by 2035 would result in a 65% reduction in emissions by 2050 compared to 2019. Incentives such as the zero-emission MHDV purchase tax credits made possible via the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) further accelerate total cost of driving competitiveness and spur emissions reductions up to 70%...more
https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/study-examines-cost-competitiveness-of-zero-emission-trucks.html
Perhaps this is why companies like Daimler and Volvo are continuing on with hydrogen trucks. Fact: It will take more than just Li-Ion batteries to green up transportation.
Study Examines Cost Competitiveness of Zero-Emission Trucks - NREL.gov
Total cost of driving (TCD) parity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings potential by MHDV class and market segment. (EV labels refer to EV range in miles. Mileage labels indicate the primary traveling distance of a given market segment.) Figure by Fred Zietz, NREL
Study Examines Cost Competitiveness of Zero-Emission Trucks
Tech Progress, Supportive Policies, and Infrastructure Investments Drive Down Costs and Spur Technology Adoption
April 3, 2024 | By Julia Thomas | NREL.gov
Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) account for just 5% of vehicles on the road in the United States, yet they are responsible for 21% of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing MHDV emissions is vital to mitigating the effects of climate change and improving air quality. Zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs)—such as battery electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—offer a solution.
While projecting future technology adoption is complex and many factors influence consumer decisions, economics play a key role in choosing technologies for commercial vehicle applications. A recent study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) explored how the total cost of driving for zero-emission and diesel MHDVs could evolve over time under different scenarios, from the present day to 2050.
"With continued improvements in vehicles and fuels, ZEVs are rapidly becoming commercially viable, potentially reaching total cost of driving parity or better compared to diesel vehicles by 2035 in all market segments," said NREL's Catherine Ledna, a decision support analyst who led the study.
A full transition to ZEV sales by 2035 would result in a 65% reduction in emissions by 2050 compared to 2019. Incentives such as the zero-emission MHDV purchase tax credits made possible via the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) further accelerate total cost of driving competitiveness and spur emissions reductions up to 70%...more
https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/study-examines-cost-competitiveness-of-zero-emission-trucks.html
Perhaps this is why companies like Daimler and Volvo are continuing on with hydrogen trucks. Fact: It will take more than just Li-Ion batteries to green up transportation.
April 7, 2024
Scientific American | CORBIN HIAR & E&E NEWS | APRIL 4, 2024
CLIMATEWIRE | The nation's first outdoor test to limit global warming by increasing cloud cover launched Tuesday from the deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the San Francisco Bay.
The experiment, which organizers didn't widely announce to avoid public backlash, marks the acceleration of a contentious field of research known as solar radiation modification. The concept involves shooting substances such as aerosols into the sky to reflect sunlight away from the Earth.
The move led by researchers at the University of Washington has renewed questions about how to effectively and ethically study promising climate technologies that could also harm communities and ecosystems in unexpected ways. The experiment is spraying microscopic salt particles into the air, and the secrecy surrounding its timing caught even some experts off guard.
"Since this experiment was kept under wraps until the test started, we are eager to see how public engagement is being planned and who will be involved," said Shuchi Talati, the executive director of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering, a nonprofit that seeks to include developing countries in decisions about solar modification, also known as geoengineering.
"While it complies with all current regulatory requirements, there is a clear need to reexamine what a strong regulatory framework must look like in a world where [solar radiation modification] experimentation is happening," she added...more
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geoengineering-test-quietly-launches-salt-crystals-into-atmosphere/
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1776677294565630048
What else is "under wraps" to "avoid public backlash" ??
Geoengineering Test Quietly Launches Salt Crystals into Atmosphere - Scientific American
Scientific American | CORBIN HIAR & E&E NEWS | APRIL 4, 2024
CLIMATEWIRE | The nation's first outdoor test to limit global warming by increasing cloud cover launched Tuesday from the deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the San Francisco Bay.
The experiment, which organizers didn't widely announce to avoid public backlash, marks the acceleration of a contentious field of research known as solar radiation modification. The concept involves shooting substances such as aerosols into the sky to reflect sunlight away from the Earth.
The move led by researchers at the University of Washington has renewed questions about how to effectively and ethically study promising climate technologies that could also harm communities and ecosystems in unexpected ways. The experiment is spraying microscopic salt particles into the air, and the secrecy surrounding its timing caught even some experts off guard.
"Since this experiment was kept under wraps until the test started, we are eager to see how public engagement is being planned and who will be involved," said Shuchi Talati, the executive director of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering, a nonprofit that seeks to include developing countries in decisions about solar modification, also known as geoengineering.
"While it complies with all current regulatory requirements, there is a clear need to reexamine what a strong regulatory framework must look like in a world where [solar radiation modification] experimentation is happening," she added...more
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geoengineering-test-quietly-launches-salt-crystals-into-atmosphere/
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1776677294565630048
What else is "under wraps" to "avoid public backlash" ??
April 7, 2024
Scientific American | CORBIN HIAR & E&E NEWS | APRIL 4, 2024
CLIMATEWIRE | The nation's first outdoor test to limit global warming by increasing cloud cover launched Tuesday from the deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the San Francisco Bay.
The experiment, which organizers didn't widely announce to avoid public backlash, marks the acceleration of a contentious field of research known as solar radiation modification. The concept involves shooting substances such as aerosols into the sky to reflect sunlight away from the Earth.
The move led by researchers at the University of Washington has renewed questions about how to effectively and ethically study promising climate technologies that could also harm communities and ecosystems in unexpected ways. The experiment is spraying microscopic salt particles into the air, and the secrecy surrounding its timing caught even some experts off guard.
"Since this experiment was kept under wraps until the test started, we are eager to see how public engagement is being planned and who will be involved," said Shuchi Talati, the executive director of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering, a nonprofit that seeks to include developing countries in decisions about solar modification, also known as geoengineering.
"While it complies with all current regulatory requirements, there is a clear need to reexamine what a strong regulatory framework must look like in a world where [solar radiation modification] experimentation is happening," she added...more
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geoengineering-test-quietly-launches-salt-crystals-into-atmosphere/
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1776677294565630048
What else is "under wraps" to "avoid public backlash" ??
Geoengineering Test Quietly Launches Salt Crystals into Atmosphere - Scientific American
Scientific American | CORBIN HIAR & E&E NEWS | APRIL 4, 2024
CLIMATEWIRE | The nation's first outdoor test to limit global warming by increasing cloud cover launched Tuesday from the deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the San Francisco Bay.
The experiment, which organizers didn't widely announce to avoid public backlash, marks the acceleration of a contentious field of research known as solar radiation modification. The concept involves shooting substances such as aerosols into the sky to reflect sunlight away from the Earth.
The move led by researchers at the University of Washington has renewed questions about how to effectively and ethically study promising climate technologies that could also harm communities and ecosystems in unexpected ways. The experiment is spraying microscopic salt particles into the air, and the secrecy surrounding its timing caught even some experts off guard.
"Since this experiment was kept under wraps until the test started, we are eager to see how public engagement is being planned and who will be involved," said Shuchi Talati, the executive director of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering, a nonprofit that seeks to include developing countries in decisions about solar modification, also known as geoengineering.
"While it complies with all current regulatory requirements, there is a clear need to reexamine what a strong regulatory framework must look like in a world where [solar radiation modification] experimentation is happening," she added...more
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geoengineering-test-quietly-launches-salt-crystals-into-atmosphere/
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1776677294565630048
What else is "under wraps" to "avoid public backlash" ??
April 3, 2024
26 electrolyzer manufacturers showcased their products on Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells Expo China 2024 in Beijing
ChinaHydrogen.substack.com | Jian Wu | Mar 28, 2024
Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells Expo China 2024 (CHEE2024) was held at the China International Exhibition Center (Chao Yang Pavilion) of Beijing from 26th to 28th, March 2024. Altogether, over 300 companies across hydrogen value chain attended this expo, covering hydrogen energy production, storage, transportation, hydrogenation, and utilization, most of which are leading Chinese companies.
opening ceremony of Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells Expo China 2024
For electrolyzer manufacturing sector, 26 Chinese electrolyzer producers attended the expo and showed their most update products. These companies include current market leaders like Longi, Cockerill Jingli and Sungrow, as well as many new comers which are building their capacity and expecting purchase orders to come in. I selected 15 electrolyzer companies and their products to present here:
Xi'an LONGi Hydrogen Energy Technology Co.,Ltd.
Xi'an LONGi Hydrogen Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. was established in March 2021 and is a holding subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.. The company is committed to becoming the world's leading large-scale green hydrogen equipment and solution provider. The ALK Hi1 series, launched globally in February 2023, has significant advantages of high energy efficiency, high rate of return and high reliability, and continues to explore LCOH with energy consumption as low as 4.0 kWh/Nm3.
Cockerill Jingli
Cockerill Jingli Hydrogen (Suzhou) Hydrogen Technology Co., LTD. (CJH) is the Cokerill Group to undertake all personnel and intellectual property rights of Suzhou Jingli Hydrogen Equipment Co., LTD. On the basis of increasing research and development strength, updating production equipment, expanding production capacity, improving quality standards established. Focusing on the design, research and development, manufacturing and sales of alkaline electrolytic water hydrogen production equipment, it is positioned as the headquarters of Coclere Group hydrogen energy business in China...more: https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/26-electrolyzer-manufacturers-showcased
26 electrolyzer manufacturers showcased their products on Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells Expo China 2024 in Beijing
26 electrolyzer manufacturers showcased their products on Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells Expo China 2024 in Beijing
ChinaHydrogen.substack.com | Jian Wu | Mar 28, 2024
Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells Expo China 2024 (CHEE2024) was held at the China International Exhibition Center (Chao Yang Pavilion) of Beijing from 26th to 28th, March 2024. Altogether, over 300 companies across hydrogen value chain attended this expo, covering hydrogen energy production, storage, transportation, hydrogenation, and utilization, most of which are leading Chinese companies.
opening ceremony of Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells Expo China 2024
For electrolyzer manufacturing sector, 26 Chinese electrolyzer producers attended the expo and showed their most update products. These companies include current market leaders like Longi, Cockerill Jingli and Sungrow, as well as many new comers which are building their capacity and expecting purchase orders to come in. I selected 15 electrolyzer companies and their products to present here:
Xi'an LONGi Hydrogen Energy Technology Co.,Ltd.
Xi'an LONGi Hydrogen Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. was established in March 2021 and is a holding subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.. The company is committed to becoming the world's leading large-scale green hydrogen equipment and solution provider. The ALK Hi1 series, launched globally in February 2023, has significant advantages of high energy efficiency, high rate of return and high reliability, and continues to explore LCOH with energy consumption as low as 4.0 kWh/Nm3.
Cockerill Jingli
Cockerill Jingli Hydrogen (Suzhou) Hydrogen Technology Co., LTD. (CJH) is the Cokerill Group to undertake all personnel and intellectual property rights of Suzhou Jingli Hydrogen Equipment Co., LTD. On the basis of increasing research and development strength, updating production equipment, expanding production capacity, improving quality standards established. Focusing on the design, research and development, manufacturing and sales of alkaline electrolytic water hydrogen production equipment, it is positioned as the headquarters of Coclere Group hydrogen energy business in China...more: https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/26-electrolyzer-manufacturers-showcased
April 1, 2024
Nikola opens Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen station
The company has kickstarted the expansion of Western Canada’s hydrogen fueling network by decarbonizing the province’s busiest highway.
April 1, 2024
Nikola has unveiled Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen fueling station, as part of its 5,000 Hydrogen Vehicle Challenge.
This project is the beginning of an expanded hydrogen fueling network across Western Canada, made possible by joint collaboration from key stakeholders. These include the Alberta Motor Transport Association, Nikola Motor Canada, Suncor, Leduc County, Emissions Reduction Alberta, and Blackjacks Roadhouse.
The HYLA fueling station will be situated along Highway 2 in Leduc County, Alberta, a vital transportation corridor linking Alberta’s two largest urban centres— the Edmonton region and Calgary.
“This is a ground-breaking step towards a hydrogen-powered future and is a testament to the collaborative spirit driving sustainable innovation in Alberta. This initiative will look to propel Western Canada towards a cleaner, hydrogen-driven transportation sector,” said Ole Hoefelmann, President of Energy at Nikola Corporation.
This station will play a key role in decarbonizing one of Western Canada’s busiest highways, with approximately 96,000 vehicles passing by Blackjacks Roadhouse daily. Moreover, it will help meet the fueling needs of the company’s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles destined for the Canadian market...more
https://www.petrolplaza.com/news/37344
Nikola opens Alberta's first commercial hydrogen station
Nikola opens Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen station
The company has kickstarted the expansion of Western Canada’s hydrogen fueling network by decarbonizing the province’s busiest highway.
April 1, 2024
Nikola has unveiled Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen fueling station, as part of its 5,000 Hydrogen Vehicle Challenge.
This project is the beginning of an expanded hydrogen fueling network across Western Canada, made possible by joint collaboration from key stakeholders. These include the Alberta Motor Transport Association, Nikola Motor Canada, Suncor, Leduc County, Emissions Reduction Alberta, and Blackjacks Roadhouse.
The HYLA fueling station will be situated along Highway 2 in Leduc County, Alberta, a vital transportation corridor linking Alberta’s two largest urban centres— the Edmonton region and Calgary.
“This is a ground-breaking step towards a hydrogen-powered future and is a testament to the collaborative spirit driving sustainable innovation in Alberta. This initiative will look to propel Western Canada towards a cleaner, hydrogen-driven transportation sector,” said Ole Hoefelmann, President of Energy at Nikola Corporation.
This station will play a key role in decarbonizing one of Western Canada’s busiest highways, with approximately 96,000 vehicles passing by Blackjacks Roadhouse daily. Moreover, it will help meet the fueling needs of the company’s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles destined for the Canadian market...more
https://www.petrolplaza.com/news/37344
April 1, 2024
EnergyAustralia CEO Mark Collette at the Tallawarra B gas-fired power station.Cedit:LOUIE DOUVI
Energy giant sees hydrogen outshining nuclear in race to replace coal
Sydney Morning Herald | Nick Toscano | April 1, 2024
One of Australia’s largest energy utilities says clean hydrogen has the potential to become a viable fuel capable of replacing natural gas in power plants within a decade, eliminating the need to consider building expensive nuclear generators.
The federal opposition is fighting the Albanese government over its ambitious renewable energy rollout targets, and is pitching nuclear as the nation’s essential future source of power to compensate for coal exiting the grid. Critics of the Coalition’s push, however, say onerous capital costs and lengthy construction timelines make nuclear energy an impractical solution for Australia’s needs.
EnergyAustralia, the country’s third-largest electricity and gas supplier, believes nuclear energy is unnecessary and does not include the technology in its long-term planning. Instead, says EnergyAustralia chief executive Mark Collette, “green hydrogen” could be scaled up to become a commercially available power source faster than it would take Australia to establish a nuclear industry.
Green hydrogen – the name for hydrogen made using renewable energy – burns cleanly, meaning it could provide the same emissions-free back-up for the grid during times of low wind and solar generation as nuclear.
“To us, it looks like green hydrogen may come to life faster for Australia than nuclear could, and we think speed is really important,” Collette said...more
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/energy-giant-sees-hydrogen-outshining-nuclear-in-race-to-replace-coal-20240331-p5fgcw.html
RELATED:
Australia, US See Low Cost Green Hydrogen On Horizon
CleanTechnica | Tina Casey | March 29, 2024
...“Yet in their most recent levelized cost of hydrogen analysis, Bhashyam and his team found that a tipping point is just around the corner,” Schelling wrote. “From 2030 on, they find, producing green hydrogen in a new plant could be as much as 18% cheaper than continuing to run an existing gray hydrogen plant in five major economies around the world...
“Using Western-made alkaline systems, green hydrogen beats out blue hydrogen by 2030 in all but a handful of modeled markets,” Bhashyam told BNEF, referring to steam reformation systems coupled with carbon capture...more
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/29/australia-us-see-low-cost-green-hydrogen-on-horizon/
Australia: Energy giant sees hydrogen outshining nuclear in race to replace coal
EnergyAustralia CEO Mark Collette at the Tallawarra B gas-fired power station.Cedit:LOUIE DOUVI
Energy giant sees hydrogen outshining nuclear in race to replace coal
Sydney Morning Herald | Nick Toscano | April 1, 2024
One of Australia’s largest energy utilities says clean hydrogen has the potential to become a viable fuel capable of replacing natural gas in power plants within a decade, eliminating the need to consider building expensive nuclear generators.
The federal opposition is fighting the Albanese government over its ambitious renewable energy rollout targets, and is pitching nuclear as the nation’s essential future source of power to compensate for coal exiting the grid. Critics of the Coalition’s push, however, say onerous capital costs and lengthy construction timelines make nuclear energy an impractical solution for Australia’s needs.
EnergyAustralia, the country’s third-largest electricity and gas supplier, believes nuclear energy is unnecessary and does not include the technology in its long-term planning. Instead, says EnergyAustralia chief executive Mark Collette, “green hydrogen” could be scaled up to become a commercially available power source faster than it would take Australia to establish a nuclear industry.
Green hydrogen – the name for hydrogen made using renewable energy – burns cleanly, meaning it could provide the same emissions-free back-up for the grid during times of low wind and solar generation as nuclear.
“To us, it looks like green hydrogen may come to life faster for Australia than nuclear could, and we think speed is really important,” Collette said...more
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/energy-giant-sees-hydrogen-outshining-nuclear-in-race-to-replace-coal-20240331-p5fgcw.html
RELATED:
Australia, US See Low Cost Green Hydrogen On Horizon
CleanTechnica | Tina Casey | March 29, 2024
...“Yet in their most recent levelized cost of hydrogen analysis, Bhashyam and his team found that a tipping point is just around the corner,” Schelling wrote. “From 2030 on, they find, producing green hydrogen in a new plant could be as much as 18% cheaper than continuing to run an existing gray hydrogen plant in five major economies around the world...
“Using Western-made alkaline systems, green hydrogen beats out blue hydrogen by 2030 in all but a handful of modeled markets,” Bhashyam told BNEF, referring to steam reformation systems coupled with carbon capture...more
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/29/australia-us-see-low-cost-green-hydrogen-on-horizon/
March 31, 2024
Visitors are attending the 2024 Beijing International Hydrogen Energy Technology and Equipment Exhibition at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, March 25, 2024. (Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
China’s surging innovation investments are a wake-up call to Congress
The Hill | DAVID KAPPOS & ANDREI IANCU | 03/27/24
Beijing is accelerating its investments in science and technology. Its latest moves should be a wake-up call for lawmakers.
China’s government just announced a staggering $52 billion investment in research and development for 2024 — a 10 percent surge over the previous year. In a telling sign of priorities, science and technology funding saw the largest percentage increase of any major area of Chinese government spending — outpacing diplomacy, education and even the military.
As China’s President Xi Jinping once declared, “We must regard science and technology as our primary productive force.” He’s now making good on that pledge. A 2023 study bankrolled by the U.S. State Department found that China has vaulted to the top of the global leaderboard in critical fields like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics and biotechnology. And China has become the top worldwide recipient of patents, receiving more than double than the U.S.
China understands that its economic and geopolitical future depends on winning the 21st-century innovation race.
Yet America’s congressional leaders seem content to coast on the breakthroughs of the past, even as our competitiveness declines.
Consider the findings of the newly-released C4IP Congressional Innovation Scorecard, which grades every member of Congress based on voting records, bill sponsorship, and public advocacy efforts related to advancing U.S. innovation. The results paint a picture of indifference, complacency and neglect: Nearly 70 percent of members of Congress received a grade of “C” or “C-,” indicating “only a passing interest” in policies to strengthen U.S. intellectual property (IP) protections, which are crucial to cutting-edge innovation.
This is simply an abdication of responsibility...more
https://thehill.com/opinion/4557607-chinas-surging-innovation-investments-are-a-wake-up-call-to-congress/
The US is Rome all over again. Americans in the last few decades have a difficult time learning from history, throwing trillion$ at global hegemony while the nation sinks into the abyss.
The Hill: China's surging innovation investments are a wake-up call to Congress
Visitors are attending the 2024 Beijing International Hydrogen Energy Technology and Equipment Exhibition at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, March 25, 2024. (Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
China’s surging innovation investments are a wake-up call to Congress
The Hill | DAVID KAPPOS & ANDREI IANCU | 03/27/24
Beijing is accelerating its investments in science and technology. Its latest moves should be a wake-up call for lawmakers.
China’s government just announced a staggering $52 billion investment in research and development for 2024 — a 10 percent surge over the previous year. In a telling sign of priorities, science and technology funding saw the largest percentage increase of any major area of Chinese government spending — outpacing diplomacy, education and even the military.
As China’s President Xi Jinping once declared, “We must regard science and technology as our primary productive force.” He’s now making good on that pledge. A 2023 study bankrolled by the U.S. State Department found that China has vaulted to the top of the global leaderboard in critical fields like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics and biotechnology. And China has become the top worldwide recipient of patents, receiving more than double than the U.S.
China understands that its economic and geopolitical future depends on winning the 21st-century innovation race.
Yet America’s congressional leaders seem content to coast on the breakthroughs of the past, even as our competitiveness declines.
Consider the findings of the newly-released C4IP Congressional Innovation Scorecard, which grades every member of Congress based on voting records, bill sponsorship, and public advocacy efforts related to advancing U.S. innovation. The results paint a picture of indifference, complacency and neglect: Nearly 70 percent of members of Congress received a grade of “C” or “C-,” indicating “only a passing interest” in policies to strengthen U.S. intellectual property (IP) protections, which are crucial to cutting-edge innovation.
This is simply an abdication of responsibility...more
https://thehill.com/opinion/4557607-chinas-surging-innovation-investments-are-a-wake-up-call-to-congress/
The US is Rome all over again. Americans in the last few decades have a difficult time learning from history, throwing trillion$ at global hegemony while the nation sinks into the abyss.
The Romans of 59 bc were unaware they lived in a period now known as the “Late Roman Republic.” The same will be true of whatever time historians of the future refer to as the “Late American Republic.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/03/donald-trump-julius-caesar-433956
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/03/donald-trump-julius-caesar-433956
March 24, 2024
CGTN | Mar 21, 2024
China's first independently developed hydrogen-powered urban train completed a test at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour on Thursday, marking a breakthrough in the application of hydrogen energy in rail transit.
The train, developed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, was tested on a test track belonging to the enterprise, achieving a full-system, full-scenario and multi-level performance verification.
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Test of China's first hydrogen-powered urban train completed
Test of China's first hydrogen-powered urban train completedCGTN | Mar 21, 2024
China's first independently developed hydrogen-powered urban train completed a test at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour on Thursday, marking a breakthrough in the application of hydrogen energy in rail transit.
The train, developed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, was tested on a test track belonging to the enterprise, achieving a full-system, full-scenario and multi-level performance verification.
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