green hydrogen
noun
: hydrogen that is produced by splitting water into its two components of hydrogen and oxygen using a renewable energy source (such as wind or solar)
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The flight was powered by a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel-cell-battery architecture and zero-emission green hydrogen.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Very promising renewable energy sources, such as green hydrogen, can fuel heavy vehicles like trucks and reduce carbon emissions.
—Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
In a country already running a third of global hydropower capacity, ambitious dam projects are breaking ground in China’s mountainous west, while the government has set its sights on pioneering next-generation technologies like nuclear fusion and green hydrogen.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Agreements with partners such as Saudi Arabia include collaboration on green hydrogen.
—Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Before traffic was effectively throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, the case for green hydrogen was harder to make.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The use of scrap steel, electric-arc furnaces or green hydrogen are seen as key decarbonization technologies for the sector.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 17 Feb. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Very promising renewable energy sources, such as green hydrogen, can fuel heavy vehicles like trucks and reduce carbon emissions.
—Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
In a country already running a third of global hydropower capacity, ambitious dam projects are breaking ground in China’s mountainous west, while the government has set its sights on pioneering next-generation technologies like nuclear fusion and green hydrogen.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Agreements with partners such as Saudi Arabia include collaboration on green hydrogen.
—Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Before traffic was effectively throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, the case for green hydrogen was harder to make.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The use of scrap steel, electric-arc furnaces or green hydrogen are seen as key decarbonization technologies for the sector.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Green hydrogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20hydrogen. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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