Hydrogen

Chevron New Energies, Raven and Hyzon Motors team up to commercialize green waste-to-hydrogen production.

A U.S. research team developed a new technique to produce hydrogen from sunlight and water. It works in an indoor environment and uses pure water, concentrated solar light, and an indium gallium nitride photocatalyst.

Scientists in China have developed a new way to split seawater into hydrogen without using a separate desalination process.

Also on the rise: DOE announces $750 million in funding to advance clean hydrogen technologies. Tigo Energy acquires predictive data analytics company FSIGHT. And more.

Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is intended to lower clean hydrogen and fuel cell costs and provide long-term support for hydrogen hubs.

A 75 MW solar-to-hydrogen facility proposed for Bakersfield, California may mark the beginning of Fusion Fuel and Electus Energy’s green hydrogen vision for the United States.

Also on the rise: Renewable PPA price relief from the Inflation Reduction Act may take time. Salient Energy zinc-ion battery passes UL safety testing. And more.

Several teams plan to propose regional hubs in which large-scale clean hydrogen production would be paired with industrial and other end-uses for hydrogen. DOE gave examples of technologies that could meet its draft standard for “clean” hydrogen.

Also on the rise: California school district saves $70 million with 8.1 MW solar installation. Rooftop solar adoption rises sharply as system value to homeowners increases. And more.

Schneider Electric announced a project with the California Energy Commission to demonstrate the value of bidirectional EV charging.