Alan Mammoser

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• Saudi Arabia Bets Big On Blue Hydrogen

  Published 14 June 2022 | viewed 10,941 times

  While the world begins to build the infrastructure of a future hydrogen economy, the economics of global trade in carbon-free hydrogen are becoming more clear.…

• Europe’s Largest Port Plans To Become A Major Hydrogen Hub

  Published 24 May 2022 | viewed 6,358 times

  Europe’s largest port is poised to become a key hub of a new “hydrogen economy” with numerous projects now underway along its 42-kilometer length. The…

• Saudi Arabia Looks To Position NEOM As A Hydrogen Leader

  Published 12 April 2022 | viewed 9,348 times

  At the first-ever conference devoted exclusively to carbon-free hydrogen in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), participants looked in depth at the technical and…

• Why We Cannot Just “Unplug” Our Current Energy System

  Published 30 March 2022 | viewed 12,299 times

  OPEC’s Secretary General and other industry leaders had much to say about ‘Oil and Gas in a Net-Zero World’ in Dubai this week. They appeared…

• The Lone Star State May Host The World’s Next Big Hydrogen Hub

  Published 02 January 2022 | viewed 17,808 times

  It is widely thought that a future low-carbon hydrogen industry will arise in industrial clusters. The emphasis is on ports, where concentrations of basic industries,…

• Why COP26 Should Be Focused On Hydrogen Demand

  Published 07 November 2021 | viewed 2,261 times

  The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened last week. It has…

• The Middle East Is Looking To Dominate The Hydrogen Race

  Published 29 September 2021 | viewed 4,139 times

  For those looking to invest in hydrogen’s future, a key region to watch will be the Middle East, particularly the Gulf region where nations are…

• Germany Takes The Lead In Pivotal Year For Hydrogen

  Published 28 June 2021 | viewed 8,242 times

  Announcements of large new electrolyser projects, and the formation of consortia to build them, are appearing in the news almost daily. What began as a…

• The Two Major Obstacles To A Hydrogen Revolution

  Published 30 May 2021 | viewed 23,581 times

  Hydrogen will play an indispensable role in a future carbon-free energy system, according to nearly everyone concerned with the matter. But scenarios showing its share…

• The Port City That Could Become Europe's First Big Hydrogen Hub

  Published 01 May 2021 | viewed 27,300 times

  Look to ports for the nascent green hydrogen economy Hydrogen, produced without carbon emissions, will find use in many sectors of a future ‘hydrogen economy.’ Its…

• Why Hydrogen Needs Nuclear Power To Succeed

  Published 07 March 2021 | viewed 8,922 times

  For carbon-free hydrogen to play a significant role in decarbonization, it will need to be produced in large quantities at low cost to compete with…

• The Hydrogen Economy Is No Longer A Pipe Dream

  Published 08 February 2021 | viewed 21,819 times

  The fifth World Energy Forum, hosted by the Atlantic Council as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, occurred virtually late last month. In conjunction,…

• The One Big Problem With A Central Asian Energy Corridor

  Published 24 January 2021 | viewed 3,017 times

  In Moscow last week, President Vladimir Putin hosted the prime minister of Armenia and the president of Azerbaijan. It was the first meeting of the…

• The World’s First Major Hydrogen Hubs Are In The Making

  Published 06 January 2021 | viewed 19,671 times

  A profuse literature on hydrogen is coming forth from companies, governments, and energy market analysts. All are seeking the most likely paths forward for what…

• The World’s First Hydrogen Hubs Are In The Making

  Published 22 December 2020 | viewed 21,219 times

  While hopes for hydrogen as a major energy carrier go back decades, a new generation of hydrogen plans are now coming forth from companies, industry…

• Laying The Base For A Hydrogen Economy In The U.S.

  Published 25 August 2020 | viewed 8,697 times

  Announcements of plans and projects for hydrogen-based energy are appearing with ever scale and ambition in Europe and Asia. The United States, in contrast, is…

• Europe Looks To Become The Global Leader In Hydrogen

  Published 29 July 2020 | viewed 17,179 times

  The energy system of the future took clearer form this month when the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch based in Brussels, adopted two closely…

• Europe's Leaked Hydrogen Strategy Is Very Ambitious

  Published 05 July 2020 | viewed 28,619 times

  In the panorama of renewable energy technologies, hydrogen’s potential is seen in several sectors. It is what the IEA calls an ‘integration’ technology. It promises…

• IEA: The Energy Sector Will Never Be The Same Again

  Published 15 June 2020 | viewed 44,495 times

  In its annual report World Energy Investment 2020, published late last month, the International Energy Agency describes ‘drastically altered’ energy markets in the wake of…

• IEA Sees Unique Opportunity For Clean Energy During Covid-19 Crisis

  Published 16 May 2020 | viewed 22,867 times

  In the midst of a pandemic that’s shaken energy markets to the core and threatens to send the global economy into a depression, renewable energy…