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Hydrogen energy

CLP Holdings CEO Chiang Tung-keung. Photo: Fan Chen

Data centres, EVs bring growth and climate challenges to Hong Kong utility CLP

For the first nine months of 2024, electricity sales at CLP Power Hong Kong grew 2.5 per cent from a year earlier.

6 Nov 2024 - 11:31AMvideocam

China’s clean-energy boom creates 7.4 million jobs

1 Nov 2024 - 6:07PM

China to dominate solar panel, EV markets despite US, EU curbs: IEA

1 Nov 2024 - 2:53PM

Opinion | For China, choosing green hydrogen over shale gas should be a no-brainer

Fracking is technically challenging, expensive and polluting. Much better to devote more resources to green hydrogen.

27 Oct 2024 - 4:30PM

Green hydrogen is the most promising fuel for power plants not only in China but worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock

How Foshan’s hydrogen fuel network can solve Hong Kong’s clean transport woes

Hong Kong can boost its hydrogen economy by leveraging Foshan’s cheaper hydrogen and refuelling infrastructure, says H2 Solution’s CEO.

27 Oct 2024 - 12:30PMvideocam

Opinion | How Hong Kong is slowly but surely greening its transport system

With plans for sustainably designed MTR stations and zero-emission buses, the city is moving foward on its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

26 Oct 2024 - 10:59AMvideocam

InnoTech Forum: Hong Kong officials must do more to nurture hydrogen energy

The government should streamline approvals for more projects and offer more financial support, speakers at InvestHK’s forum said.

18 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Hong Kong’s first hydrogen-powered bus makes its first cross-harbour trip on July 14, 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee

IEA: China leads world in green hydrogen equipment making

IEA: China accounts for 40 per cent of all new low-emission hydrogen production projects that got the financial green light in the past year.

2 Oct 2024 - 1:07PM

China’s world-leading electric-bus maker Yutong touts new tech as exports grow

With quick-charge batteries from CATL, firm aims to extend driving range by 10 per cent while cutting operating cost by 20 per cent.

19 Sep 2024 - 3:00PM

The View | How China is becoming the Saudi Arabia of renewables

China’s declining demand for fossil fuels and increased clean-energy capacity could usher in a new shift in global wealth distribution.

19 Sep 2024 - 5:46AMvideocam

A worker checks photovoltaic modules at a company in Wuwei, Gansu province. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong, Dubai to boost efforts on sustainable finance as climate risk mount

Global climate finance must increase by at least sixfold to US$8.5 trillion annually through 2030 to prevent global warming, a US non-profit says.

16 Sep 2024 - 9:52PMvideocam

An Emirati man walks beneath photovoltaic panels at al-Dhafra solar power project south of Abu Dhabi in November 2023. Photo: AFP

Clean energy producer Envision to build US$1 billion green hydrogen park in Spain

Project partners will include the Spanish government and local industrial and financial bodies, the Shanghai-based firm said.

12 Sep 2024 - 2:20AM

China’s solar firms eye Middle East as haven from US, EU trade barriers

The region offers a promising alternative market, but perhaps only a temporary respite from tariff and overcapacity issues, analysts say.

20 Aug 2024 - 6:30AM

Opinion | Steel industry forging new identity as champion of sustainability

The efforts of the steel industry show that even the most traditional sectors can adapt and thrive in a low-carbon economy.

14 Aug 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

An employee prepares to move a steel bar in the ArcVac ForgeCast factory in West Bengal, India, on April 26. Many producers are shifting to electric arc furnaces, which can use up to 100 per cent scrap metal, unlike traditional blast furnaces. Photo: Reuters

For Hong Kong to become green-fuel transport hub, here’s what it needs to do

The city has to introduce favourable policies and make strategic investments in green hydrogen projects to secure future supplies and create an ecosystem, expert says.

12 Aug 2024 - 6:50PM

Hong Kong is aiming to become a hydrogen-based green fuels supply hub for marine and air transport. Photo: Dickson Lee

Asian infrastructure bank’s chief looks to fund Asean climate projects

Asean nations need to ‘ramp up efforts to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects’, Jin Liqun says.

31 Jul 2024 - 6:37PM

Opinion | Russia needs China’s market more than China needs Russian gas

Despite increased Russian oil and gas imports, China’s climate goals and supposed push for lower rates complicate plans for another pipeline.

30 Jul 2024 - 8:30PM

Climate change: green steel adoption in buildings and cars is a low cost switch

The construction and automotive industry which consume 62 per cent of the global steel production can make the switch to green steel at a relatively lower cost

25 Jul 2024 - 2:00PM

Aerial photo taken on October 29, 2023 shows workers working at the construction site of the electric furnace green energy saving and quality improvement technical transformation project of Jiangsu Shagang Group Huigang Special Steel in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu Province, China. Photo: Getty Images

China plans trading platform for green hydrogen-derived shipping fuels

Hydrogen, methanol and ammonia are ‘inevitable choices’ for green shipping, says an official of the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange.

9 Jul 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

China’s carbon neutral goal depends on unified power market, energy expert says

China is expected to continue liberalising its electricity market, says Christian Romig of BCG. The pace of renewable energy addition will speed up the process, he adds.

4 Jul 2024 - 5:00PM

Saudi Aramco reiterates oil-based ties, support for China’s clean energy rollout

Saudi Aramco reiterated its conventional oil supplier ties with China and will help Beijing accomplish its carbon neutral goal by jointly developing clean energy.

4 Jul 2024 - 12:39PM

An Aramco employee walks near an oil tank at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Editorial | Prepare well so Hong Kong can benefit from hydrogen advances

From local regulation and regional cooperation to more trials and financing, a clear road map is needed so Hong Kong can become a “showcase” on the hydrogen economy for the country.

30 Jun 2024 - 5:30AM

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said the city should seize the opportunities arising from the hydrogen strategy. Photo: SCMP / Eugene Lee

Hong Kong’s hydrogen economy may need a bigger push, advocates say

In the last of a four-part series, Eric Ng and Martin Choi look at efforts to ignite a local hydrogen economy in Hong Kong.

29 Jun 2024 - 11:57AMvideocam

Hydrogen has Hong Kong’s Citybus eying greener future

29 Jun 2024 - 10:00AM

Letters | Hong Kong would benefit from a more targeted push for green hydrogen

Readers discuss the city’s hydrogen strategy, residents’ concerns about a proposed research hub, and the maths of longevity.

27 Jun 2024 - 11:30AM

A hydrogen-powered Citybus double-decker enters into service on February 25. Photo: Sam Tsang

Chinese clean energy firms dominate top 10 VC deals globally: Preqin

Five Chinese venture-capital deals raised US$2.93 billion in the first half of 2024, two-thirds of the US$4.5 billion raised by the world’s top 10 clean energy deals, data provider says.

26 Jun 2024 - 4:45PM

A drone photo taken on June 6, 2024, shows a low-carbon industrial park in Sheyang, Yancheng, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Photo: Xinhua

How Australia is emerging as the world’s leading green hydrogen destination

In the third of a four-part series on green hydrogen, Eric Ng and Yujie Xue look into start-ups that are working on creating the infrastructure and technology to take the low-carbon fuel mainstream.

29 Jun 2024 - 11:52AMvideocam

Explainer | What are electrolysers and fuel cells? How do they make and use hydrogen?

In the quest for a greener future, hydrogen is expected to play a key role. Here’s a look at the equipment that releases its potential as an energy source.

21 Jun 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

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Hydrogen energy

Hydrogen, produced commercially from fossil fuels for industrial applications for over two centuries, has emerged as a promising clean fuel for transportation, power generation and steel-making in the next few decades. This requires the scaling up of newly-developed technology and supply chain that deploys renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Using “green” hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels to drive economic activities is one of the key solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

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9 September, 2024