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Hydrogen-powered airliner makes first flight at Moses Lake, offering preview of possible future

By Tom Banse March 6, 2023

The Universal Hydrogen flight test crew posed for pictures after a successful first flight of the company's hydrogen-electric Dash 8 airliner on March 2, 2023

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 your future flights more eco-friendly. Hydrogen fuel is one of several options the aviation industry is testing to reduce its carbon Read More

Pacific NW ‘hydrogen hub’ pitch to federal government treated as top secret

By Tom Banse December 23, 2022

Cars, ships, planes, fertilizer factories, refineries and steel mills are among the sectors that could be consumers of "green" hydrogen.

The states of Washington and Oregon have submitted a joint bid to the U.S. Department of Energy to get a share of $8 billion that Congress set aside to launch "Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs" around the nation. But good luck trying to learn what exactly the bi-state bid entails, other than the safe presumption that at least one industrial hydrogen production facility would Read More

Hydrogen Valley Vision For Southwest Washington Gets Boost From Aussies’ Proposed Plant

By Tom Banse May 14, 2022

Artist's rendering of the hydrogen production plant proposed in Centralia, Washington, by Australia-based Fortescue Future Industries. The soon-to-close Centralia coal power station can be seen at left rear.

An Australian company is eying property next to the soon-to-close coal power plant in Centralia, Washington, to build a big hydrogen fuel production facility. Fortescue Future Industries went public with its plans during a hydrogen symposium hosted by the Economic Alliance of Lewis County on Thursday.Read More