hydrogen

An Australian company has put plans for a big hydrogen factory in Centralia on hold.

Community leaders are hoping hydrogen can help replace some of the jobs lost from the coal industry.

The closed aluminum smelter will be sold to a Canadian energy company that wants to redevelop the complex to produce “green” hydrogen. The renewable energy project still faces hurdles.

President Joe Biden announced billions of federal dollars for the creation of regional hydrogen hubs across the country. Hydrogen could be a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.

Oregon and Washington scored big Friday in a fiercely contested national competition to grab a share of $7 billion to kickstart the production and use of “green” hydrogen, viewed as an important fuel source for cutting pollution from heavy industry.

Alaska Airlines ceremonially handed over a surplus turboprop airliner on Monday to a company that aims to turn it into the largest hydrogen-powered plane yet to fly.

The largest aircraft yet to fly on hydrogen-electric power made a successful first flight in Moses Lake, Washington, on Thursday. The maiden flight of a converted turboprop airliner offered a preview of one possible pathway for how to make future flights more eco-friendly.