Hydrogen Fuels Future is your guide to the world's most promising clean energy carrier — from how it's made, to where it's going, to why it matters for the planet.
We cover the full hydrogen value chain: green production, storage breakthroughs, fuel cell vehicles, industrial decarbonisation, and the policy shaping it all. Whether you're an engineer, investor, student, or curious reader — there's something here for you.
Colour is really shorthand for carbon. Six production pathways, six very different climate footprints.
From natural gas via SMR. Most common today. High CO2 emissions.
Same as grey, with carbon capture and storage. Lower emissions, still fossil-based.
Electrolysis powered by renewables. Near-zero emissions. The gold standard.
Methane pyrolysis — carbon captured as a solid. Emerging technology.
Electrolysis powered by nuclear electricity. Zero-carbon but controversial.
Naturally occurring geological hydrogen. Rare and largely unexplored.
Not all hydrogen is created equal. We break down the green, blue, grey, and turquoise spectrum and explain why colour is really about carbon.
Read the explainer →For long-haul trucks, ships, and trains, hydrogen fuel cells offer advantages that lithium batteries struggle to match. Here's the data.
Read the explainer →Steel production accounts for 8% of global CO2. A wave of hydrogen-based plants is set to change that. We look at who's leading the charge.
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