Hydrogen is a colorless gas. But if you’ve done any reading about the future of energy, you’ve likely seen it identified by a number of different colors—ranging from turquoise and aqua to green, ...

By bne IntelliNews ExxonMobil (XOM) has paused its development of a blue hydrogen project at its refining and chemical ...

Exxon Mobil has pulled the plug on what would have been one of the world’s largest hydrogen plants, the latest setback for the effort to scale production of low-carbon versions of the fuel. In 2022, ...

DOE and the Treasury Department are expected to make decisions soon that will help determine whether hydrogen tied to carbon capture is a “clean” fuel. Congress created a landmark suite of incentives ...

ExxonMobil has paused plans for its giant blue hydrogen production plant in Texas, US, according to new reports. CEO Darren ...

Blue hydrogen, the kind that involves fossil fuels combined with carbon capture, could be worse for the environment than natural gas or even coal, a new study has suggested. The study, conducted by ...

On 27 September 2024, the European Commission (“EC”) published draft rules defining “low-carbon hydrogen” and derivative “low-carbon fuels” in the EU (the “Draft Low-Carbon Hydrogen DA”). A public ...

An international group of researchers led by the Paul Scherrer Institute and the Heriot-Watt University has carried out in-depth analyses of the climate impact of blue hydrogen. This is produced from ...

Japanese natural resources giant Inpex has opened a test plant for producing hydrogen from natural gas and storing carbon ...

Low-cost fossil fuel resources are finite. Someday it will simply not be possible to burn oil, natural gas, and coal for the affordable heat, electricity, and motive power humans need to power their ...

The head of a hydrogen lobbying group has stepped down amid concerns that blue hydrogen made from natural gas would serve as a “lock-in” for fossil fuels. Oil and gas companies in recent years have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the global energy transition and net-zero emissions. Recent negative media coverage of blue hydrogen has left many ...