Hydrogen

ChatGPT generated. Illustrates how only select industrial hydrogen uses balance climate benefits against emissions from production and use

Hydrogen, Measured Properly: What 2,000 Projects Reveal About Its Climate Value

A major study in Nature Energy, “Global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential of existing and planned hydrogen projects” by Terlouw et al, has done something rare in the hydrogen hype bubble that’s slowly deflating. It has gathered thousands of real hydrogen projects around the world, run full life-cycle assessments on … [continued]

Caption: ChatGPT generated comparative image showing the scale of emissions and energy use from hydrogen, diesel, and battery-electric ferries

Norway’s Ferry Operator Norled Could Have Saved Money & Staff by Skipping Hydrogen

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]

ChatGPT generated: GM’s hydrogen test bays fade to silence as the company ends its fuel cell vehicle program.

General Motors Quietly Ends Its Hydrogen For Transportation Experiment

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]

ChatGPT generated illustration representing the neutral techno-economic analysis that tipped Bayreuth toward electrification

Neutral Techno-Economics Beats Hydrogen Narratives

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]

Chatgpt generated: The Hudson River Tunnel, a critical rail artery, left in limbo by federal funding cuts during the 2025 shutdown

Hydrogen Hubs, Rail Tunnels, and Walkability: Winners & Losers in the Shutdown Cuts

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]