Norled, one of Norway’s largest best known ferry operators, has lost about a billion kroner, about €85 million, in two years. The company is now cutting staff, including more than a dozen land-based positions, to try to steady its finances. These losses did not come from a collapse in ridership … [continued]
A new, low-iridium catalyst aims for a sharp reduction in the cost of green hydrogen, helping to push natural gas and coal out of the hydrogen supply chain.
General Motors’ decision to end development of its next generation Hydrotec fuel cells for vehicles did not come as a surprise. It marked the close of a long, careful experiment. After years of research, pilot programs, and cautious optimism, GM finally acknowledged what the energy math had been showing for … [continued]
Bayreuth, a pleasant Bavarian city of about 75,000 people, has become an unlikely symbol of learning in the hydrogen story. Two years ago, its municipal utility, Stadtwerke Bayreuth, announced a plan to decarbonize its bus fleet with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. It looked like the future. The proposal included a … [continued]
The Trump administration’s October 2025 decision to cancel $26 billion in clean energy and transportation infrastructure funding came as a surprise only in its breadth. The cuts were rolled out during a federal shutdown and framed by the administration as an act of fiscal prudence, even as they disrupted ongoing … [continued]
A new all-in-one green hydrogen production system, developed by the US startup SunHydrogen in partnership with the University of Iowa, will get its first multi-panel tryout at the Hydrogen ProtoHub in Texas.
Assessing the new Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act and the case for prioritising RFNBO hydrogen Following the recent adoption of the Delegated Act (DA) on low-carbon fuels, the EU has completed the regulatory framework for both renewable (RFNBO) and low-carbon hydrogen production. The worst case scenario has been avoided. The default … [continued]
The debate over whether hydrogen or batteries will dominate freight trucking has been settled by the market, not by opinion. The BloombergNEF 2025 Factbook on zero emission commercial vehicles released September 18th provides another clear set of signals that the argument for hydrogen in road freight is collapsing. Almost 90,000 … [continued]
Austria has quietly joined the list of countries that have stepped away from hydrogen as a transportation fuel. In April 2025 OMV, the Austrian oil and gas major that had operated all of the country’s public hydrogen refueling stations, announced that it would be shutting them down by September. There … [continued]
I was checking press releases from automakers today, wondering if there were any lingering EV announcements related to the IAA motor show in Munich. And what do I find but a hydrogen-hype press release that looks decades out of date. Naturally, it’s tied to an event in Japan, where the … [continued]
