Hydrogen Science Coalition

Hydrogen trade: Can shipping deliver a global hydrogen market? - Hydrogen Science Coalition Transporting hydrogen by ship, or its derivatives ammonia and methanol, is a major challenge in plans to develop a global trade market.

Can we ship hydrogen across oceans? Germany & Canada bet €400m on it this week - but science suggests otherwise. Our member Paul Martin explains why long-distance #hydrogen trade is a last resort in this blog post:

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Hydrogen: A costly dead end for bus fleet decarbonisation Professor David Cebon, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cambridge, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, and co-founder of the Hydrogen Science Coalition, argues...

Costly hydrogen buses are gathering dust in depots. Professor David Cebon, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, explains the lessons for local authorities choosing between hydrogen and electrification – and why the decision may already be made.

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Natural hydrogen development-potential and challenges Natural hydrogen has recently been identified as a potential source for future energy systems. This paper investigates the technical development poten…

📄 New hydrogen research: A year after writing our popular blog post 'Everything you need to know about natural or geologic hydrogen', our member Arnout Everts has published its findings in a peer-reviewed journal alongside co-authors.

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The evidence is clearcut: no further public funds should be directed towards hydrogen vehicles. Any hydrogen support should focus on decarbonising existing use by industry of polluting hydrogen made from fossil fuels. (6/6)

The UK’s influential Climate Change Committee said this year it sees “no role” for hydrogen in powering road transport. By 2050, all road transport will convert to electric vehicles - including heavy goods vehicles. (5/6)

The problem? A lack of reliable hydrogen supply, technical issues and high maintenance costs.

Clean, green hydrogen made from renewable electricity is in scarce supply globally. Using it to fuel vehicles that can instead be directly electrified is a low priority. (4/6)

“There’s been a lot of hydrogen bus trials that have failed. I don’t know of any electric bus trials that have failed.” - Tom Baxter, visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering at Strathclyde University. (3/6)

“I’ve got a list of 27 failed hydrogen bus projects around the world and it’s just the same story again and again.” - @davidcebon.bsky.social, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cambridge University and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight. (2/6)

Millions spent on hydrogen buses left stuck in depots due to lack of fuel Liverpool and Aberdeen are amongst the cities that have seen dozens of vehicles off the road since last summer due to fueling problems and high maintenance costs

🧵 Costly hydrogen bus trials have been taking place in the UK for 20 years. Our members David Cebon & Tom Baxter spoke to @theipaper.com about why so many of these vehicles remain stuck in depots, from Liverpool and Birmingham to Aberdeen. (1/6)

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From mining giants to Big Oil, major players are jumping on the 'white hydrogen' bandwagon Investor interest in the nascent sector has been intensifying, fueling optimism initially driven by research startups and junior exploration companies.

Hype continues to surround natural hydrogen. Our member Arnout Everts explained to @cnbc.com why, with exploration still at an embryonic stage, it risks distracting focus from the renewable hydrogen needed to decarbonise industry today.

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Hydrogen Science Coalition A coalition of academics & engineers bringing an evidence-based view on hydrogen's role in the energy transition.

You can read more about our principles on our website:

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Realistic roles for hydrogen in the future energy transition - Nature Reviews Clean Technology Hydrogen has been proposed as a fuel for widespread use since the 1970s, but uptake has repeatedly fallen below projections, primarily due to high costs. This Perspective considers hydrogen’s potentia...

📄 New hydrogen research: A peer-reviewed Nature paper, unpacking realistic roles for hydrogen in the energy transition, is a comprehensive overview that largely reinforces the Hydrogen Science Coalition’s five principles.

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Instead, the focus should shift toward green hydrogen produced from renewable energy — supporting local industries, like fertiliser and steel production, that lack other viable decarbonisation options. (4/4)

Turning away from unrealistic export projects like this presents a real opportunity for Australia to rethink its hydrogen strategy. (3/4)

Decision makers in Australia look to be digesting the reality that using fossil fuels to make hydrogen, shipping it halfway across the world and deploying it in sectors that can otherwise be directly electrified is about as emissions-intensive, energy inefficient and uneconomic as you can get. (2/4)

Japan-Australia flagship hydrogen project stumbles Japan wants to become a hydrogen fuel leader to meet its net-zero goals, but one blockbuster project is hanging in the balance over questions about its climate credentials.Hydrogen's climate credentia...

🧵 A billion-dollar attempt to ship liquid hydrogen from Australia to Japan has hit a major snag, and our member @davidcebon.bsky.social spoke to @afpnews.bsky.social about why this isn't a surprise. (1/4)

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⬜ What about geologic hydrogen, found occurring naturally? Current global geologic hydrogen extraction is roughly equal to the power in a single wind turbine. None detected to date is commercially exploitable. (4/4)

🟦 What about blue hydrogen, made from natural gas with carbon capture and storage? Blue hydrogen plants generally remove only 50%–60% of the overall plant-wide CO2 emissions produced. (3/4)

🟩 Green direct electrification is usually much cheaper than green hydrogen. As a result, green hydrogen may only be a useful decarbonization strategy if it's made where electricity is 100% green and inexpensive, and green hydrogen replaces fossil fuel hydrogen. (2/4)

Eye on the Market Energy Paper: Heliocentrism | J.P. Morgan Private Bank EMEA Our 15th annual energy paper covers the speed of the transition, electrification, the changing planet, the high cost of decarbonization in Europe, nuclear power, the Los Angeles fires, Trump 2.0 energ...

JP Morgan's 15th annual energy paper's bottom line on hydrogen? Read on for the key takeaways from this paper, which cites the work of the Hydrogen Science Coalition 👇 (1/4)

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With a UK government decision pending on hydrogen heating, and a trial still scheduled in the Scottish town of Fife, it is now more critical than ever to base policy on sound scientific evidence, which has never been more clear-cut. (6/6)

Heat pumps will dominate the decarbonisation of heating in buildings by 2040, according to the CCC, and by 2050, all road transport will convert to electric vehicles - including heavy goods vehicles, where the CCC previously thought hydrogen may play some role. (5/6)

The CCC's latest advice highlights the limited role hydrogen will play in decarbonisation, focused on targeted industrial sectors that lack alternative options like electrification. (4/6)

As independent academics, scientists and engineers working to provide an evidence-based view on hydrogen's role in the energy transition, we're glad to see new recommendations rooted in scientific evidence that provide clear direction for policymakers. (3/6)

The CCC is the UK government's influential and independent net zero advisor. Its latest advice on hydrogen, published today in its Seventh Carbon Budget report, closely aligns with the HSC's long-standing principles. (2/6)

Climate Change Committee: Half of homes need heat pump by 2040 The UK's greenhouse gas emissions should fall to 13% of 1990 levels by 2040, government advisors say.

📄 "No role" for #hydrogen in heating homes or powering road transport, concludes the UK Climate Change Committee today. (1/6)

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Hydrogen Has Failed In Cars. It Won’t Be Powering Trucks, Either—According To An Expert With dwindling passenger car sales for hydrogen fuel cells, the technology is now looking like a non-starter for heavy-duty trucks as well.

Hydrogen has failed in cars, and it won't be powering trucks either, writes @forbes.com.

Our member @davidcebon.bsky.social explains that hydrogen-powered vehicles are three times less efficient than battery-powered electric vehicles.

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Hydrogen hype is crashing - but we can’t afford to give up on renewable hydrogen - Hydrogen Science Coalition To achieve net-zero emissions, it’s time to get serious about deploying renewable or green hydrogen for truly no-regret sectors.

With these developments, a blog post written last year by the Hydrogen Science Coalition's Paul Martin, a chemical engineer with a 30-year history of working with hydrogen, has only become more relevant - read it here 👇
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US Hydrogen Industry May Turn to Gas, Carbon Capture Under Trump The US hydrogen economy will likely rely on natural gas and carbon capture technologies rather than green energy in Donald Trump’s second term, according to BloombergNEF.

Now, analysts are forecasting that the US hydrogen industry is likely to turn to gas and carbon capture rather than green energy to produce hydrogen under Trump, with green investments stalled due to policy uncertainty. (3/4)
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Green Hydrogen Hype Is Giving Way to Reality Hydrogen has gotten a heavy dose of hype this year. Today’s newsletter looks at the reality, including a forecast from a new BloombergNEF report. You can read and share these stories exploring the hyd...

In December, BloombergNEF more than tripled its 2050 cost estimate for green hydrogen made from renewable energy, projecting it will fail to reach price parity with fossil fuel hydrogen in most regions for decades to come. (2/4)
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