Olympics News
33 articles in this section.
How Paris 2024 has become the most sustainable Olympics yet
Reduce, reuse, responsibility. The Paris 2024 Olympics is nearly over, and aside from being a spectacular and exciting Summer Games so far, France’s c…
120 scientists write open letter to remove Toyota hydrogen car from Paris Olympics
The Mirai is an official vehicle of the games, but the scientists want this to change. A group of engineers, scientists, and academics recently wrote…
Scientists Urge Paris Olympics to Rethink Toyota’s Hydrogen Cars
In a recent open letter, 120 scientists and academics have called on the organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics to reconsider the use of Toyota’s Mirai…
Air Liquide’s hydrogen station is “dressed” and ready for the Paris Olympics
The company H2 refueling station is deployed and sporting a new look. An official supporter of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Air Liquide has designed…
Hydrogen finds new life at the once Tokyo Olympics site
The former Olympic village in Japan is now home to one of the nation’s largest H2 stations. The Tokyo Olympics may be long over, but hydrogen, which p…
Toyota hydrogen fuel cell modules to be used at Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games
The zero-emission technology will be used to replace diesel engines in ten converted coaches. Toyota has announced that its hydrogen fuel cell modules…
500 Toyota Mirai hydrogen cars to be used for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics
The automaker has stated that its H2 vehicles will be used for the zero-emission fleet in Paris. Toyota is an Olympic and Paralympic Games Worldwide P…
Air Liquide's Green Hydrogen Fuel to Power Paris 2024 Olympics Vehicles
The use of H2 is intended to help shrink the carbon emissions resulting from the games. Air Liquide has announced that it is now an Official Supporter…
China is now home to one of the biggest hydrogen electrolyzers on the planet
According to Shell, the green H2 facility is located in the country’s Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. Shell (LON stock symbol RDSA) has announced that “o…
Medalists to receive hand-knit bouquets at sustainable Olympics
The athletes will receive the cashmere posies when they make it to the podium in Beijing. As a part of Beijing’s efforts to run sustainable Olympics,…
Beijing Olympics will deploy 212 hydrogen buses
The Winter Games will use these vehicles for both the Olympics and the Paralympics. The Beijing Public Transport Corporation has announced that it wil…
China will try to achieve the first carbon-neutral Olympics
There will be a spectrum of climate-friendly strategies being used throughout the Winter games. China will be making its best attempt at holding a car…
Paris aims to clean up the Seine in time for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
Officials in France have set an ambitious goal of cleaning up the river to make it swimmable. The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are going to be meaningful…
Are China’s coal power plants coming to an end?
Beijing has vowed to cease the construction of new energy facilities using this dirty fossil fuel. China has announced that it will no longer be build…
Tokyo’s cauldron features the first hydrogen powered Olympic flame
The zero-emission fuel is a nod to H2, which Japan is placing at the center of its decarbonization. One of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ main sponsors is T…
Beijing sets 10,000 hydrogen fuel cell cars and trucks target for its streets in 4 years
The Chinese capital city also intends to install 74 H2 filling stations by 2025. China’s capital city of Beijing plans to have over 10,000 hydrogen fu…
Hydrogen fuel garbage truck test to launch in Tokyo
The fuel cell vehicle is being tested through an agreement between the city and Waseda University. A new hydrogen fuel garbage truck will soon begin i…
Kangsheng and Zhangjiakou set up hydrogen energy fund in Olympics site
The Chinese firms have committed CNY1 billion on the fund and on a vehicle plant in the co-host city. Chinese mechanical parts manufacturer Kangsheng…
Australia’s hydrogen fuel transition is great news for the coal sector
The country is hoping to gain from Japan’s goals to become a leading H2 adopter by selling a supply. Australia is launching into a hydrogen fuel trans…
France rolls out world’s first fleet of hydrogen transit buses
A French town has become the first to launch a fleet of public transit buses powered by hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen transit buses have entered service in…