LARAMIE, Wyo., Nov. 9 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

Researchers at the University of Wyoming have officially released the Integrated Environmental Control Model (IECM) Version-14 Beta, introducing the software's first-ever dedicated hydrogen energy module.

Led by Haibo Zhai -- a UW professor of environmental engineering, the Roy and Caryl Cline Distinguished Chair in Engineering and a Wyoming Excellence Chair -- the newly launched update allows engineers, technology developers and policy analysts to systematically model and evaluate both the cost and performance of low-carbon hydrogen production and large-scale pipeline transportation.

The IECM is a widely used computer modeling tool designed for preli...