McCormick Backs $5 Billion Hydrogen Investment to Secure Jobs and Power Pennsylvania’s Future
Photo courtesy of Susquehanna County Independent WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will preserve nearly $5 billion in funding for five hydrogen hubs across the country, including two with significant Pennsylvania partnerships — the...
Duke Energy Florida Launches First 100% U.S. Green Hydrogen Power System
Photo courtesy of CarbonCredits.com Duke Energy Florida has launched a new clean energy system that is the first of its kind in the United States. The system can produce, store, and burn 100% green hydrogen fuel at a commercial power plant. The project is called the...
Ohio Weighs Carbon Capture as a Practical Path to Lower Emissions
Photo courtesy of Tenaska According to section 1509.72 of proposed Senate Bill 136, Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Oil and Gas Resources would have “sole and exclusive authority to regulate carbon sequestration and the operation of storage...
Ohio Startup Koloma Bets Big on Natural Hydrogen as the Fuel of the Future
Photo courtesy Ohio State University Tom Darrah, a co-founder of Koloma, a hydrogen exploration and extraction startup, likes to draw a parallel from his company to another fuel company also founded in Columbus: Standard Oil. “I think of it as how Standard Oil was...
Ohio Hydrogen Industry Advances Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
Photo courtesy Tip Ranks The hydrogen industry in Ohio is advancing despite uncertainties surrounding federal support. Initially, the Biden administration committed $7 billion to establish a network of hydrogen hubs, including the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen...
ARCH2’s Hydrogen Revolution Could Be Delayed if Funding Falls Through
Photo courtesy Mountain State Spotlight A regional project once lauded by federal and state leaders to help achieve a common goal of energy dominance is facing an uncertain future as the Trump administration continues axing federal funding. The project — called the...
Will Hydrogen Power the Future of Gas Grids? Utilities Think It Might
Photo courtesy of Capital & Main Most energy companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are planning to reduce investments in their gas grids, as nearly all have given up hope on using them for transporting hydrogen in a climate-neutral future, according to a...
Plug Power Lands its First NASA Hydrogen Supply Contract
Photo courtesy of Will Waldron/Times Union SLINGERLANDS — Plug Power has started its first-ever contract with NASA to supply the U.S. space agency with liquid hydrogen. The contract is worth up to $2.8 million to supply 480,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen to NASA’s...
Exxon Slams the Brakes on Flagship Hydrogen Plant as Buyers Back Away
Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Jeenah Moon Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab has paused plans to build what would be one of the world's largest hydrogen production facilities due to weak customer demand, CEO Darren Woods told Reuters in an interview on Friday. The...
ExxonMobil Joins Forces with BASF to Supercharge America’s Hydrogen Future
Photo courtesy of Xaver Lockau/BASF US supermajor ExxonMobil and German chemicals giant BASF have announced that they will partner on a methane pyrolysis pilot in the US that would produce so-called “turquoise” hydrogen. While “blue” hydrogen is produced via natural...
Ohio’s Hydrogen Sector Charges Ahead—even as Federal Funding Hangs in the Balance
Photo courtesy of Millennium Reign Energy Two years ago, the Biden administration announced $7 billion in funding for a nationwide network of hydrogen hubs meant to kickstart production of the alternative fuel. Now, the Trump administration has cast doubt over the...
A Major Carbon-Capture Pipeline Triumphs in the Heart of America
Photo courtesy of (S. Andreasen via AP) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A multi-state carbon capture pipeline began operating in September, reducing emissions from Midwest ethanol plants and carrying that carbon dioxide gas to be forever buried underground in Wyoming — an...
Carbon Capture and Storage Legislation Passes Ohio House
Photo courtesy of (OSU CFAES) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill authorizing the capture and storage of carbon dioxide via underground storage wells has passed the Ohio House of Representatives. The nearly unanimous vote by the House now advances H.B. 170 to the Ohio Senate....