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Why hydrogen – the ‘fuel of the future’ – may not be as clean as we think

August 24, 2022
Why hydrogen – the ‘fuel of the future’ – may not be as clean as we think
Credit: Emmanuel Brocard (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

Around the world, the shift to hydrogen is being considered a key strategy to decarbonize the environment, with experts even calling it the fuel of the future. Hydrogen now features in all eight of the European Commission’s net zero emissions scenarios for 2050, promising to end our dependence on fossil fuels and reduce CO2 emissions across industries. So it comes as no surprise that billions of e ...[Read More]

This World Biofuel Day, we look to the future with optimism

August 10, 2022
This World Biofuel Day, we look to the future with optimism
Credit: Gabriel Sigmund (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

Fossil fuels have dominated the global energy market for centuries, and so most people find it surprising to learn that the first ever diesel engine (1892) was run entirely on peanut oil. German engineer Sir Rudolf Diesel who built the engine was almost prophetic when he said the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels “may seem insignificant today, but such oils may become in course of time as imp ...[Read More]