Hydrogen: The Greatest Lie In Renewable Power
As the oil and gas industry achieves success in pushing the world towards widespread adoption of methane-based blue hydrogen, some unexpected voices are calling out the industry on its deception of selling blue hydrogen as an affordable and clean source of energy. In August, Chris Jackson resigned as head of the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, calling blue hydrogen an “expensive distraction.” To support his argument against blue hydrogen, Jackson accused the oil and gas companies pushing blue hydrogen of making false claims about the fuel’s true costs, noting that the UK Treasury has “been told that blue hydrogen is cheap.” A recent opinion piece at oil industry publication OilPrice.com, noting Jackson’s comments on the high cost of blue hydrogen, ran with the title “Exposing The Blue Hydrogen Lie.” Hydrogen and its derivatives could cover up to 12% of global energy demand and account for 10% of reductions in carbon emissions by 2050, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), although other estimates are lower. “Green hydrogen can be a game changer for the energy transition,” said Francesco La Camera, IRENA’s director-general, noting the fuel’s particular advantage in hard-to-electrify sectors such as transportation and heavy industry. There are several ways to produce hydrogen, but almost all of it currently in production uses methane (natural gas) as the feedstock, with non-renewable energy powering that production. This process is called steam reforming, and breaks down methane into hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The result is what is known as “gray hydrogen,” or, if technology is used to capture the carbon dioxide emissions released during production, it becomes known as “blue hydrogen.” In this video, We are discussing about Hydrogen: The Biggest Lie in Renewable
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