News & Articles on Hydrogen

Hydrogen is not a renewable resource. It is an energy carrier. As such, I don’t normally write about hydrogen. However, others do and I’ve chosen to add this page to highlight the articles on hydrogen I think are important. For many years hydrogen has been seen as a panacea by those who are not energy aware, and those who use hydrogen as a cover for continuing to burn fossil fuels. It is very inefficient to convert electricity to hydrogen and then to convert the hydrogen back into electricity. It’s much more efficient to use electricity directly to power an electric vehicle than to convert electricity to hydrogen and back again in a fuel cell. Hydrogen is only useful in the energy transition if it is created by renewable energy such as by wind or solar and used for purposes that require it. Nearly all hydrogen produced in 2024 was made from fossil fuels. Thus, it makes no sense to burn fossil fuels to make hydrogen and then use hydrogen to drive a car for example.