I started a blog on liquid hydrogen (LH2) systems in early 2016 while I was a partner in my previous company, Isotherm Energy. There was a very small audience focused on the topic at that time, but interest in LH2 has grown dramatically since.
As the number of posts accumulated over the past seven years, it became harder to find ones on a particular topic. So earlier this year I created a categorized blog index on my website that is kept up-to-date.
Below are links to what's in there now, along with a link to the live index at the bottom for anyone interested. Each category is in reverse chronological order, so if you're a person who likes to start a story at the beginning, you may want to read them from bottom to top.
Let me know if there's an LH2 topic you're interested in that you don't see here and I can try to address it in a future post. Any thoughts, comments, or updated information related to any of these posts are also appreciated. Happy reading!
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Why All Hydrogen Cost Projections Are Wrong (Aug 5, 2023)
The Hydrogen Tsunami is Here (Mar 1, 2023)
Moran Innovation 2022 Highlights (Jan 1, 2023)
Moran Innovation 2021 Highlights (Dec 20, 2021)
The Coming of Age for Liquid Hydrogen Systems: 1960 - present (Jun 12, 2020)
The Evolution of Hydrogen Systems: 1930 - 1960 (Jun 5, 2022)
LH2 Era Outline for Upcoming Posts (Apr 3, 2022)
Transitioning to the Liquid Hydrogen Era (Mar 26, 2022).
Hydrogen Systems Development: Past, Present and Future (Oct 9, 2021).
Space Sector Growing (Oct, 2018)
Creative Destruction with Hydrogen (Dec 4, 2017).
Integration and Implementation
Receiving Liquid Hydrogen (Oct 10, 2022)
Transferring Liquid Hydrogen (Jul 24, 2022)
Storing Liquid Hydrogen (Jul 10, 2022).
Entering the Cryo Zone with Hydrogen (Jun 25, 2022)
Energy Shapeshifting with Hydrogen (May 22, 2022).
Hydrogen is Best Served Cold (May 6, 2022).
No-Loss Liquid Hydrogen and LNG Systems (Zero Boil-Off) (May 12, 2018)
Largest Liquid Hydrogen Dewar Tank (Ever) (Jul 15, 2017)
Power and Water the NASA Way (Apr 26, 2016).
Cities of the Sea: Energy, Water and Food (Apr 12, 2016)
Strategy and Public Policy
All Hydrogen is the Same Color (Aug 13, 2023)
Why All Hydrogen Cost Projections Are Wrong (Aug 5, 2023)
Hydrogen Myth Busting (Episode 3) (Apri 16, 2023)
OSU Sustainable Aviation Forum Highlights (Mar 30, 2023)
Appreciation, Giants, and Humanity's Legacy (Mar 26, 2023)
An Interlude: Sunsets and New Dawns (Feb 5, 2023)
The Nuclear Option for Hydrogen (May 13, 2022).
Hydrogen Myth Busting (Episode 2) (May 1, 2022)
Hydrogen Myth Busting (Episode 1) (Apr 22, 2022)
Hydrogen: The Infinity Fuel for a Sustainable Future (Apr 17, 2022).
Hydrogen vs Fossil Fuels: The Fight of the Century (Apr 10, 2022)
The Path to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (Part 2) (Nov 6, 2017)
The Path to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (Part 1) (May 18, 2016).
Carbon Neutral Liquid Fuels (Apr 29, 2016)
Systems and Modeling
Calculations for Introduction to Cryogenic Fluid Management (Jan 16, 2023).
Cryogenic Systems Modeling and Analysis (Oct 2, 2022)
Engineering Analysis and Modeling (Apr 20, 2020)
Hydrogen System Architecture and Software Demo (Aug 30, 2016)
System Modeling Software for Isotherm's Hydrogen Energy Storage Architecture (Apr 22, 2016).
Power Generation and Outputs from Hydrogen (Mar 16, 2016)
Storing Energy in the Form of Hydrogen (Mar 9, 2016).
Flexible Inputs to Hydrogen Energy Storage (Mar 1, 2016)
Why Hydrogen Energy Storage? (Feb 22, 2016)
A Hydrogen System Architecture for Energy Storage and Water Production (Feb 18, 2016)
Training and Speaking
LH2 Era™ Library, Workshops, and Courses (Jun 27, 2023)
Upcoming LH2 Workshops, Courses, Interviews, and Webinars (May 21, 2023)
UPDATE: Feedback Request on Cryogenic Fluid Management Report (Mar 3, 2023)
6.0 Other Topics in Cryogenic Fluid Management (Feb 15, 2023)
5.0 Pressure Control in Cryogenic Systems (Feb 12, 2023)
4.0 Venting of Cryogens (Feb 7, 2023)
3.0 Cryogenic Tankage (Jan 25, 2023)
2.0 Environments for Cryogenic Fluid Management (Jan 21, 2023)
1.0 Introduction to Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM) (Jan 1, 2023)
Cryogenic Fluid Management of Liquid Hydrogen... (Mar 15, 2022)
Liquid Hydrogen Presentation (Center for Hydrogen Safety U.S. Conference 2020) (Sep 10, 2020).
AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum (Aug 30, 2020).
Hydrogen Endgame: The Infinity Fuel for a Sustainable Future (Jun 6, 2019)
Wright-Patterson AFB Hosts Thermal System Modeling Course (Sep 17, 2017)
NASA Johnson Space Center Hosts Engineering Course (Aug 28, 2016)
Navy Hosts Engineering Course (Mar 17, 2016)
Webinar Related
LH2 Era™ Library, Workshops, and Courses (Jun 27, 2023)
Pre-Test Results for June 2023 LH2 Era™ Webinar Session 3: Zero Boil-Off Case Study May 30, 2023)
Pre-Test Results for May 2023 LH2 Era™ Webinar Session 2: Hydrogen Evolution (May 2, 2023).
Hydrogen Evolution: LH2 Era™ Webinar Series May 2023 Session (Apr 23, 2023)
Pre-Test Results for April 2023 LH2 Era™ Webinar Session 1: Introduction to Hydrogen (Mar 19, 2023).
Online Resources for the LH2 Era™ Webinar Series (Mar 11, 2023).
Monthly Webinar Series Invitation (Mar 8, 2023)
Webinar Session 1: Introduction to Liquid Hydrogen (Mar 2, 2023)
Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) Webinar Series (Feb 23, 2023)
Worldwide News
Matt Moran is the Managing Member at Moran Innovation LLC, and previous Managing Partner at Isotherm Energy. He's been developing power and propulsion systems for more than 40 years; and break-through liquid, slush, and gaseous hydrogen systems since the mid-1980s. Matt was also the Sector Manager for Energy & Materials in his last position at NASA where he worked for 31 years. He's been a co-founder in seven technology startups; and provided R&D and engineering support to many organizations. Matt has three patents and more than 50 publications including the Cryogenic Fluid Management series. He also leads the monthly LH2 Era™ Webinar.
