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Clean Hydrogen: How It’s Produced and What We Can Do with It

Law and Environment

[ This is the second post in our Hydrogen Blog Series. The gold standard—so-called “ green ” hydrogen—is hydrogen produced via electrolysis using renewable electricity from wind or solar. When water and electricity are introduced to the electrolyzer, water splits at the anode into oxygen and positively charged hydrogen ions.

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Introducing Our Blog Series on Clean Hydrogen

Law and Environment

We’re launching this blog series to help readers keep pace with the fast-moving world of clean hydrogen. Wind, solar, and electric vehicles are undoubtedly important, but they will only take us so far. Heavy-duty trucking, maritime shipping, and aviation – Trucks, ships, and airplanes emit a lot of carbon.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Clean Energy Law

Our first post in this series discusses CARB’s Proposed Scenario to achieve the state’s GHG targets, which adopts a carbon neutrality target for 2045. 3] The Draft Scoping Plan addresses three ways in which transportation emissions may be reduced: (1) new technology; (2) innovative fuels; and (3) a decrease in vehicle miles traveled.

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New Paper Addresses California Air District Authority to End NOx Pollution from Household Appliances

Legal Planet

If all residential gas appliances in California were replaced with electric, zero-NOx alternatives, the reduction in outdoor air pollution alone would avoid about 350 deaths, 600 cases of acute bronchitis, and 300 cases of chronic bronchitis each year, translating to about $3.5 billion in annual monetized health benefits.

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Research fellowships target clean-energy innovation

Physics World

Electric vehicles already offer a viable route to zero-emission road travel, but more innovation is needed to build better batteries that enable longer journeys and faster charging – and all within an affordable price tag. One of the biggest challenges in tackling the climate crisis will be to clean up our transportation networks.

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How to Get to Zero Emissions at the Ports

Legal Planet

This new report — A Heavy Lift: Policy Solutions to Accelerate Deployment of Zero-Emission Cargo Handling Equipment at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles and Beyond — surveys the biggest obstacles to speedy electrification and makes some recommendations. This post was co-authored by Beth Kent and Gabi Rosenfeld. Download as PDF

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Unraveling Hydrogen: Part I

Legal Planet

In 2022, hydrogen earned bipartisan support at the forefront of the national clean-energy discussion, particularly as a vehicle for decarbonizing hard-to-electrify sectors like heavy-duty trucking and shipping, or manufacturing industries like iron, steel, and cement. Today’s post will cover the basics of hydrogen production.