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France’s IFPEN studying industrial potential of onshore sources of natural hydrogen

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IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) has become one of the first global research centers actively to investigate onshore natural hydrogen emissions after the discovery of offshore sources of the gas in the 1970s. Currently, hydrogen is considered a carrier of energy rather than a source—i.e.,

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Advent Technologies announces availability of next-generation HT-PEM MEAs

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Due to the high-temperature operation, Advent’s MEAs—the heart of the fuel cell—can work with impure hydrogen that can be reformed onboard from methanol, natural gas, and other renewable fuels. Advent is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in California, Greece, Denmark, Germany, and the Philippines.

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Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

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In 1991, when Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines, it created a haze of particles so dense that it temporarily cooled the planet by. She measured the reaction between calcite aerosols and hydrogen chloride, a stratospheric trace gas that can, through chain reactions, ultimately impact the stratospheric ozone level. about 0.6 °C.

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DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2013 edition of its annual Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report , detailing trends in the fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market. Achievements include the launch of H 2 USA ( earlier post ), a public private partnership focusing on overcoming the barriers to hydrogen infrastructure.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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The primary objective of conventional hydrotreating is to remove impurities present in petroleum feedstocks, such as sulfur and nitrogen, via the addition of hydrogen. Another area of refining cost is the hydrogen consumption, which is required for taking the oxygen out of the natural feedstocks. —Jim Rekoske. —Jim Rekoske.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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VinFast is looking to enter regional markets, such as India, where it broke ground on an integrated EV manufacturing plant in February 2024 , and the Philippines. billion to 2032 to start local manufacturing of electric, hybrid and hydrogen cars. In 2024, Hyundai announced investments of USD 1.1