Google Gemini generated this detailed cutaway illustration of a futuristic expedition cruise ship, visualizing a complex hybrid energy system that includes solid sails, Bloom Energy SOFCs, hydrogen fuel cells, and an onboard carbon capture and storage facility
I was recently asked by someone in the maritime industry whether Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cells could play a real role in maritime propulsion. The question was prompted by the announcement from Ponant, GTT, and Bloom describing a concept cruise vessel for 200 passengers that would combine hard wing … [continued]
ChatGPT generated illustration of a cracked hydrogen molecule leaking gas, symbolizing hidden emissions and the climate risks of hydrogen leakage across energy systems
Hydrogen is often presented as the clean-energy solution capable of decarbonizing the trickiest sectors, including heavy industry, aviation, maritime shipping, and long-haul trucking. Yet, a growing body of evidence makes it clear that a hydrogen economy, at scale, would deliver a major setback to global climate goals rather than helping … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic aerial of an abandoned hydrogen fueling station in Paris, its cracked pavement, overgrown weeds, and tilted sign marking the end of a failed vision
Hype, once celebrated as a poster child for hydrogen mobility in Europe, has abandoned hydrogen as its primary fuel source, and has pivoted to solely electric vehicles for taxis. This pivot should not surprise anyone who has been closely tracking the consistent and inevitable collapse of hydrogen-powered transportation ventures around … [continued]
An alarming new report tracks a sudden drop in fuel cell electric vehicle registrations in Europe last year, but 2024 looks a little brighter.
The MIT Electric Vehicle team tests out their hydrogen powered motorcycle at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, CT on October 22, 2023. Photo by Adam Glanzman
Everybody thought a fuel cell electric motorcycle was impossible, and a team of MIT students aims to prove them wrong.
California places big bet on hydrogen fuel cell trains to help decarbonize public transportation, with an assist from renewable hydrogen.
Most people in the renewable energy ecosphere know that battery electric mobility is ahead of hydrogen fuel cell mobility. Many people are also aware that progress in battery technology is going faster than in hydrogen fuel cell technology.2
Subaru sales are down 66% in 2019, Mazda sales are down 45% in the last 3 years, and Ford sales are down 50% in the last 10 years.
Hydrogen, oh hydrogen. In the race to zero-emission vehicles, there is no clear winner. Battery electric vehicles require heavy batteries to carry them over long distances while the less-developed suite of technologies supporting hydrogen vehicles results in efficiencies that drive the price of hydrogen up, especially at current low volumes. But there’s more to it than that.
