Hydrogen

High-voltage electricity cables and pylon in fog
Opinion

A broken power grid — and an industry waiting to be saved

It’s time to start thinking outside the grid.

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Sheldon Kimber
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 Workers standing in a basket hang from a crane next to a wind turbine under construction.
Analysis

The ripple effect of rising wind costs

With crucial low-emissions technologies dependent on renewable energy, there’s a risk that they could be less financially viable than predicted.

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Emma Woollacott
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IEA executive director Fatih Birol speaks at an Equinor conference in Norway
News

IEA: Trajectory of hydrogen and carbon removal still a question mark

But renewables are setting records, and fossil fuels are set to peak soon.

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Lisa Martine Jenkins
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A slab of red-hot steel goes through a roller while being pressed into a sheet.
Opinion

Can EV makers do for green steel what tech companies did for solar?

Green steel purchasing agreements that draw inspiration from solar PPAs could help unlock a novel new climate tech market.

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Justin Guay
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A solar panel next to several layered wind turbines on a pink background
Feature

The excess renewables opportunity

Renewables prices plunged. Projects multiplied. Now, what to do with the extra electrons?

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Emma Foehringer Merchant
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A rendering of an electrolyzer with a abstract molecules in the foreground
Analysis

The electrolyzer market is caught in limbo

A lack of short-term demand for hydrogen is holding back electrolyzer production.

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Tammy Xu
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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks at a podium.
News

DOE just rolled out the clean hydrogen welcome mat

Seven new regional hubs aim to produce a third of the country’s target — but the technology has a long way to go.

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Maeve Allsup
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