Hydrogen fuel
The latest chemistry news and research on hydrogen fuel, including water electrolysis, hydrogen storage and fuel cells, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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FeatureHow decarbonisation will help the UK’s last refineries survive
Carbon capture and low-carbon hydrogen are central to any possibility of supplying liquid fuels compatible with net zero, reports Andy Extance
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NewsWhat are the prospects for making green hydrogen straight from seawater?
Competing with better-established desalination coupled with electrolysis, direct seawater splitting technologies are targeting niches
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ResearchCareful catalyst design boosts ethanol to hydrogen production
The reaction also generates acetic acid and its developers believe it can compete economically with current manufacturing processes
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NewsIs hydrogen the future for cars? Manufacturers haven’t given up on it yet
Zero-emissions cars are dominated by batteries but some carmakers think hydrogen still has a part to play
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NewsPredictions for the 2024 chemistry prize highlight growing importance of AI and computational methods
Protein structure prediction, efficient simulations and clean energy among the fields tipped for recognition by chemistry’s top prize
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ResearchSupramolecular crystals show promise for hydrogen storage
Porous catenated network is light weight and stores high volumes of hydrogen
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ResearchCoffee experiment prompts method for accelerating aluminium–water reaction in seawater
Free electron pair on nitrogen atoms in imidazole linked to reaction rate enhancement
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Research‘Lasagna-like’ layered structure could triple productivity of water splitting
Cobalt–tungsten catalyst provides a commercially viable alternative to scarce metals like iridium
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NewsLarge-scale hydrogen storage must be kick-started now to reach net zero
Royal Society calls for action to solve problem of intermittent renewables with huge expansion in energy storage
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FeatureThe hunt for natural hydrogen reserves
For a long time, nobody thought there could be large quantities of the gas underground. Anna Demming talks to the people proving otherwise
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ResearchPlastic waste and CO2 converted into hydrogen and feedstock chemical using sunlight
PET acts as electron donor for photocatalytic process that produce syngas and chemical feedstock
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ResearchBio-nano approach flips artificial photosynthesis for hydrogen on its head
Bacterium supplies electrons to nanoparticles to catalyse water splitting
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ResearchSolar hydrogen production scaled up in real world test
Pilot plant could be stepping stone to industrial production of green hydrogen by splitting water
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NewsHydrogen champion calls on UK government to work with industry to scale-up investment
Transport and storage infrastructure needed to reach 10GW by 2030
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ResearchWater-splitting device solves puzzle of producing hydrogen direct from seawater
System offers scalable way to turn oceans into energy source
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ResearchDesigner catalyst with enzyme-like cavity splits water almost as fast as plants
Catalytic cleft offers new strategy to speed up hydrogen synthesis
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NewsHeating homes with hydrogen is neither cheap nor environmentally friendly
Review of 32 studies shows that heat pumps, solar energy or district heating are all better for low-carbon heating
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ResearchElectrolyser conjures hydrogen from thin air for green energy
Device can capture water to split even in regions as dry as the Sahel
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ResearchArtificial leaf floating on the river Cam synthesised hydrogen and syngas
‘All-in-one’ photoelectrochemical devices generate sustainable fuels on water, reducing both cost and land use
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NewsUK could hit 2030 ‘green’ hydrogen targets if barriers can be removed
Changes to regulations and smarter thinking on locating electrolysers could boost production