3 Reasons Hydrogen Fuels Won’t Live Up to the Hype

Materials scientists must be busy. If you take a casual stroll down internet lane, you’ll find articles proclaiming the tremendous potential to use zero-carbon hydrogen fuel to displace gasoline-powered vehicles, replace natural gas for heating buildings, and store excess electricity produced by wind and solar farms. If only a low-cost and scalable process could be…

Hyosung to Invest 1 trillion Won in Carbon Fiber

South Korea’s Hyosung announced Tuesday it will invest 1 trillion won ($829 million) by 2028 to expand its carbon fiber production capacity, vowing to raise the country’s competitiveness to lessen dependence on other countries. To achieve this, it will put advanced materials, crucial for the “hydrogen economy,” at the forefront of its business portfolio. The…

China’s Hydrogen Economy Is On The Way

There was little excitement in the air when China‘s State Council convened a press conference on March 15 to announce and explain 83 revisions to the annual Government Work Report. A few equity investors paid attention anyway. Among the revisions was a proposal to promote the development and construction of fueling stations for hydrogen fuel-cell…

South Korea’s Plans For A Hydrogen Economy

South Korea is planning a road map to build a so-called hydrogen economy as part of a broader plan to increase the number of hydrogen-powered vehicles on its roads, the government said on Feb. 26. The Ministry of Science and ICT said a combined 100 officials from six ministries and other experts from the private…