electrolyzers

At the time of our visit, humming inside that cooling drum is the Nighthawk chip. Photo by Raymond Tribdino.

IBM Advances Quantum Computing with Nighthawk for Clean Energy Transformations

2 months ago Raymond Tribdino 0 Comments

I visited IBM’s headquarters in Yorktown last December, arriving just after a snowstorm had rolled through the Hudson Valley. The timing was fitting. Quantum computing, like winter weather, is something people talk about constantly but many don’t experience directly. At IBM’s Quantum Technology labs, you can at least hear the … [continued]

ChatGPT generierte diese analytische Infografik, die das Design von Wasserstoffpipelines in China und Deutschland vergleicht und zeigt, dass Deutschlands Backbone im Verhältnis zur industriellen Nachfrage überdimensioniert ist
ChatGPT generierte diese analytische Infografik, die das Design von Wasserstoffpipelines in China und Deutschland vergleicht und zeigt, dass Deutschlands Backbone im Verhältnis zur industriellen Nachfrage überdimensioniert ist

Gleiche Länge, unterschiedliche Logik: Chinas industrielle Wasserstoffpipeline im Vergleich zu Deutschlands Backbone

2 months ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Der Vergleich zwischen Deutschlands Wasserstoff-Backbone von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo und Chinas angeblich über 1.000 km langer Wasserstoffpipeline taucht immer wieder auf und wird oft als Beleg dafür gerahmt, dass Deutschland lediglich früh dran sei und nicht falsch liege. Das ist eine berechtigte Frage, denn aus der Distanz wirken beide Projekte … [continued]

ChatGPT generated: An abandoned hydrogen refueling station sits silent with a bus and semi on blocks, weeds breaking through the pavement and pigeons nesting in the rusting vehicles
ChatGPT generated: An abandoned hydrogen refueling station sits silent with a bus and semi on blocks, weeds breaking through the pavement and pigeons nesting in the rusting vehicles.

Hydrogen’s Seven Missing Pieces

5 months ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

I wrote another technoeconomic assessment of why hydrogen will not be cheap, and the reaction from hydrogen advocates was familiar. They focused on small pieces of the analysis and treated each point as if it existed in isolation. That pattern confirmed something important. The debate is not about one technology … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic infographic comparing learning curves: modular solar and battery manufacturing with steep cost declines versus monolithic hydrogen electrolysis with flat progress, highlighting why hydrogen won’t follow solar’s path
ChatGPT generated panoramic infographic comparing learning curves: modular solar and battery manufacturing with steep cost declines versus monolithic hydrogen electrolysis with flat progress, highlighting why hydrogen won’t follow solar’s path

Why Hydrogen Isn’t Cutting Costs Like Solar or Batteries

5 months ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

After publishing the summary of the study that assessed 2,000 hydrogen projects worldwide, one finding stood out. Across the total spectrum of use cases, electrification provided roughly 80% better emissions reductions than hydrogen. The data also showed that the overall climate benefit of hydrogen, once all losses and logistics were … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a construction worker trying to build a house while looking at a blueprint that shows a floating castle in the sky
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a construction worker trying to build a house while looking at a blueprint that shows a floating castle in the sky

Major Organizations’ Low Cost Estimates On Hydrogen Electrolyzer Systems Indefensible

1 year ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Recently, I published a summary and expansion of critiques by Visa Siekkinen, an energy transition researcher now with Häme University of Applied Sciences in Finland, and Andrew Fletcher, Adjunct Industry Research Fellow at Griffith University in Australia, on hydrogen electrolyzer system capital expense estimates. Projections by organizations like IRENA, IEA, LUT, … [continued]