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Assessing the potential of hydrogen and carbon dioxide networks for the future of European energy systems
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Assessing the potential of hydrogen and carbon dioxide networks for the future of European energy systems

A comparison chart of system costs across different scenarios, which clearly demonstrates the economic advantages of combining both networks. Credit: Hofmann et al....

New design strategy for aluminum combines strength with hydrogen embrittlement resistance
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New design strategy for aluminum combines strength with hydrogen embrittlement resistance

Complex nanoprecipitates are able to trap hydrogen inside aluminum alloys while maintaining their strength. Credit: Adapted from: Nature; DOI:10.1038/S41586-025-08879-2 Aluminum alloys are well-known...

Semiconductor nanowires capture diffuse sunlight to split water and store energy as hydrogen
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Semiconductor nanowires capture diffuse sunlight to split water and store energy as hydrogen

Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01824 A U of A engineering researcher is using sunlight and semiconductor catalysts to...

Sunlight and sugarcane waste power hydrogen production at rate four times higher than commercialization benchmark
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Sunlight and sugarcane waste power hydrogen production at rate four times higher than commercialization benchmark

Schematic diagram of PEC H2 production using the PtC/Ni/c-Si photocathode. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58000-4 A technology for hydrogen (H2) production has...

New technology suppresses temperature rise during hydrogen charging, enabling safer, more efficient refueling
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New technology suppresses temperature rise during hydrogen charging, enabling safer, more efficient refueling

Dae-Hwan Kim (left), Principal Researcher at the Busan Machinery Research Center of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), explains the internal...

Chile and South Africa could be green hydrogen exporters, but setting up industries with debt is dangerous
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Chile and South Africa could be green hydrogen exporters, but setting up industries with debt is dangerous

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Vast amounts of renewable energy are needed to produce green hydrogen, a new form of energy made by splitting...

Sunlight and seawater lead to low-cost green hydrogen and clean water
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Sunlight and seawater lead to low-cost green hydrogen and clean water

A Cornell-led team built a 10 centimeter by 10 centimeter prototype device that produces carbon-free “green” hydrogen via solar-powered electrolysis of seawater, with...

Japan-Australia flagship hydrogen project stumbles
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Japan-Australia flagship hydrogen project stumbles

A picture taken in October 2020 shows a tank containing liquid hydrogen at Kobe Port Island plant. Japan wants to become a hydrogen...

New method for harnessing sunlight offers path to stable, low-cost solar hydrogen production
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New method for harnessing sunlight offers path to stable, low-cost solar hydrogen production

Performance of the monolithic organic tandem IPV-anode with PM6:D18:L8-BO and PTQ10:GS-ISO absorber layers in a two-electrode PEC cell. Credit: Nature Energy (2025). DOI:...