Innovators Of the "TwEnTiEs" #ENGINEERS#

  HYDROGEN- THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE “I have a dream!” - Martin Luther King Jr. The terms climate change, carbon footprint, ambiguous policies have garnered a lot of attention since the start of the 20th century and especially in the last decade, many countries have come forth and have taken strides in making the whole planet sustainable again. The Paris climate pact or Fit for 55 package or the upcoming COP26 initiatives are small examples of how ambitious and desperate the EU and the rest of the world is to handle this crisis. Desperate situations call for desperate measures and hence the climate crisis brought one of its oldest allies back into the game: Hydrogen, ironically one of the most abundant elements in the universe and yet one of the scarcest elements on earth crust (making up to 0.14% of crust). There has been a renewed interest in hydrogen after almost 20 years since it began to be used as lift-off fuel in aircraft. This time it is likely to last, with most of the innov...

  CLIMATE, ENERGY & POLICIES “Collaboration & Augmentation are the foundational principles of innovation” - Vaclav Smil  Hello readers! Caution : It is always interesting to view what you are very passionate about from the opposite pole to understand things better. This article is one such attempt. All I wrote here is healthy criticism and I am not taking any sides or proposing anything here. Thank You for understanding in advance!! There has been a pressing need to transition towards renewable resources in order to avert the current climate crisis, which in long run is even more catastrophic than any pandemic, and create a sustainable globe. Interestingly, all the key stakeholders involved in the energy sector, i.e., Engineers, Scientists, Financiers, Policymakers etc. are elucbrating . Nonetheless, there always seems to have a significant gap between the targets set and the results achieved despite the constant evolution in the technology, owing to many factors...