Hydrogen

Wind

Minnesota now has a wind-powered green ammonia plant

A yearslong project has finally started producing ammonia with wind power. If the process can be scaled up, it could help ensure farmers have cheap, reliable fertilizer.

By Brian Martucci, MinnPost . 12 June 2026

Gray tanks, pipes, and sheds on a dirt plot; one orange-vested worker in the center — A green ammonia pilot project at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, near Morris, Minnesota, on April 30, 2026 (Brian Martucci for MinnPost)

Green steel

Europe’s quest for green steel

Facing new regulations and stiff competition from China, Sweden and other EU countries are racing to decarbonize steel production. It all hinges on green hydrogen.

By Paul Tullis . 7 May 2026
Hydrogen

SoCalGas customers spared paying $266M for hydrogen pipeline project

Regulators nixed the utility's funding plans for a massive, controversial hydrogen pipeline. Enviro groups say there are better ways to decarbonize heavy industry.

By Jeff St. John . 1 May 2026
Green steel

US Steel to build $2B lower-carbon iron plant in Arkansas

The new "direct reduced iron" facility at Big River Steel is part of parent company Nippon Steel’s larger $11 billion investment in U.S. operations.

By Maria Gallucci . 30 April 2026
Climate justice

Residents along Louisiana’s Cancer Alley have a new worry: blue ammonia

The facilities would rely on carbon capture, which has yet to successfully scale up, and would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

By Ames Alexander . 16 February 2026
Hydrogen

Green hydrogen hype has dried up. This US startup is pressing on.

Electric Hydrogen sees a real but short runway for U.S. green hydrogen projects. Can the company’s next-generation electrolyzer tech gain traction in Europe?

By Jeff St. John . 9 February 2026
Green steel

Why automakers are the key to cleaner steelmaking

A new report shows that car manufacturers have huge purchasing power when it comes to U.S.-made steel. Advocates want them to demand a cleaner version of the metal.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 22 January 2026
Green steel

Stegra lands key customer for green-steel plant amid financial woes

The Swedish startup will supply steel to a German industrial firm from its flagship facility in northern Sweden. Stegra is working to raise over $1 billion for the plant.

By Maria Gallucci . 21 January 2026
Green steel

2025 wasn't a great year for green steel ambitions. What happens now?

A hydrogen bust and a pro–fossil fuel administration stymied U.S. progress on decarbonizing steel. But companies are still advancing plans for low-carbon metal.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 January 2026
Hydrogen

Exxon halts plans for massive low-carbon hydrogen facility in Texas

The sector has faced setback after setback under the Trump administration, which pulled funding for Exxon’s “blue” hydrogen project earlier this year.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 1 December 2025
Hydrogen

In Ohio, hydrogen industry presses on despite federal uncertainty

Trump has pulled billions in funding for hydrogen, a sector that was already on shaky ground. Projects in Ohio are chugging along anyway.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 6 November 2025