The Quest for Elusive Hydrogen Is Moving Underground
Photo courtesy of Ian Willms Outside the city of Thetford Mines, Quebec, in a region that once supplied the world with asbestos, workers are drilling underground in search of an unusual and potentially vast new source of clean energy. A start-up called Vema Hydrogen...
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....
Pennsylvania at Risk of Losing $1.7B in Federal Hydrogen Funding
Photo courtesy of plugpower.com Harrisburg, Pa. — Energy Future PA warned on Friday that Pennsylvania could be at risk of losing $1.7 billion in previously approved federal funding for two regional clean hydrogen hubs — a move that would likely kill the projects,...
Hydrogen Hopes Hit Hard as ARCH2 and MACH2 Hubs Cut from DOE List
Photo courtesy of Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images In July, China launched the world’s largest green hydrogen plant. One month later, India’s government backed 19 projects designed to make the country a leader in producing green hydrogen, which could help decarbonize...
Philadelphia’s Hydrogen Future Intact: MACH2 Hub Avoids Federal Chop
Photo courtesy of Emma Lee/WHYY The Philadelphia area Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, or MACH2, was spared in the latest round of Trump administration cuts this week that included two planned hydrogen hubs in California and Washington state, along with more than $43...
Ohio State Launches Lab to Tap Earth’s Untapped Hydrogen Fuel Source
Photo courtesy of Hydrogen Central A company seeking to develop natural hydrogen exploration techniques has opened a new laboratory on the Ohio State University campus, aiming to enable large-scale production of a gas that can be used as a clean energy source. Koloma,...
Can Hydrogen Replace Coal at Cleveland’s Steel Works Before It’s Too Late?
Photo courtesy of The Center For Land Use Interpretation; CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cleveland has big ambitions to reduce its planet-warming emissions. But a massive steelmaking facility run by Cleveland-Cliffs, one of Ohio’s major employers, could make it difficult for the...
US Congress Advances $804M Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Bill Under PIPES Act of 2025
Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has moved forward H.R. 5301, the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025, a bipartisan package that reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous...
ZEMU Hits the Rails: California Unveils America’s First Hydrogen Fuel‑Cell Passenger Train
Photo courtesy of Stadler/Instagram Meet Zemu, a pioneering passenger train that is now officially in business in California. This is the first hydrogen fuel cell train to enter service in the US. Whether the opinions are positive or negative, Zemu has certainly...
Industry Warns EPA’s Plan to End GHG Reporting Threatens Billions in Carbon Capture Projects and the 45Q Tax Credit
Photo courtesy of Leon Neal via Getty Images The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed ending its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program for power plant owners and other sources of carbon emissions — a move carbon capture advocates say would hurt efforts...
Tech Companies Lead on Real Carbon Removal, But Most Industries Stick with Tree‑Planting Offsets
Photo courtesy of Jim West / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s foremost...
Adams Fork Project Spurs Outcry: Ammonia Plant, Methane Power Plants and Data Centers Put WV Counties on Edge
Photo courtesy of Photo by Caity Coyne/West Virginia Watch WHARNCLIFFE, W.Va. — When Sheila Miller sat down at a picnic table at Wharncliffe Park last Thursday, she was armed with a notebook, a pen and numerous questions. She wanted to know what the environmental and...