World Hydrogen Leaders’ Post

⛽ For the rocket engine methane is more efficient fuel than hydrogen. Green methane is highly expensive. The technique for this purpose is just developing. But in any case, for the ideal case, the 14 kWh of energy is needed per 1 kg of CH4. 🚀 For example, for tomorrow's launch of #starship requires more than 1 tonne of the fuel. In #netcarbonzero future it is equivalent to about 60 MWh per launch (including the loss for fuel production, #carboncapture , liquified, storage etc.) https://lnkd.in/eCysy_4B https://lnkd.in/eiDpViWX

🙌 We are thrilled to announce the launch of the TF4.1 study, "The Role of the Biomethane Industry in Satisfying a Growing CO₂ Demand." The study was presented during today's highly successful webinar, which saw an impressive turnout of around 560 participants. With carbon emissions accelerating, the utilization of biogenic CO₂ provides a crucial means to prevent the accumulation of fossil CO₂ in the atmosphere. The current market for CO₂ in Europe is approximately 41 Mt/yr, supplied almost entirely by industrial production resulting from burning fossil fuels. Even the most conservative estimates for future renewable CO₂ needs show a demand nearly tenfold by 2050.  Biomethane is a cost-competitive, technology-ready source of renewable biogenic CO₂ with the potential to supply 125 – 215 Mt of the demand in 2050. Opportunities to combine biogenic CO₂ with hydrogen for e-fuels, CCS for negative emissions, and innovative processes for the production of construction products and biopolymers, among others, will provide exciting renewable market opportunities in the future for biomethane producers. We would like to thank the TF4.1 leader Julian Beatty from Nova Q Ltd, Kees van der Leun, Leo Gray & Evelien Smit from Common Futures. Energy Transition Specialists and the TF4.1 members for their dedication and hard work on the study over the past months. Special thanks also to Marco Centurioni from STX Group, Tapio Vehmas from Carbonaide, Angelica Cortinovis from Nippon Gases and Matthías Ólafsson from Methanol Institute for enriching the webinar with insights as industry leaders. 📄 Download the study & 📽 watch the webinar recording! https://lnkd.in/dRZtPSTy #webinar #study #biomethane #bioco2 #environment #decarbonisation

This morning, I had the opportunity to share my insights at a webinar hosted by BIP, focusing on the critical role of captured biogenic CO2 in the journey towards sustainable mobility. 🎙️ I elaborated on the prospective demand for eMethanol moving forward, and the corresponding demand for biogenic CO2 in that context. 🚀🌍 While the path ahead is challenging, conversations like these are vital steps forward.I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to contribute to such a meaningful dialogue. 🙏. Let's continue to work together for the sustainable transition of mobility. 🌈🚲🚗 #BiogenicCO2 #SustainableMobility #ClimateAction #Grateful #EFuels #EnergyTransition"

As you can read on the renewed and translated website of Biogas2H2, we want to investigate and demonstrate the maturity of methane decomposition technology (MDT). With MDT, we want to introduce a new, carbon-neutral or even a carbon-negative production method of hydrogen in the Netherlands. With relatively small installations, hydrogen can then be produced under relatively low pressure for local use wherever methane or biomethane is available. The good news is that Biogas2H2 has been admitted to the workshops of the NWO-GroenvermogenNL, Work package 1: Making carbon-neutral hydrogen https://lnkd.in/e5BX_FMe Together with 51 other participants, from large and small companies, universities and universities with applied sciences, a project plan will be put together in two sessions of three days each. In this project there are 4 research tasks, Biogas2H2 has registered for research task 4: R&D or CO2-neutral hydrogen production of industrial waste gases. The entire research project has a grant value of 34 million euros. In July 2024, the NWO committee will take the final decision to release the grant. The first workshop will take place from 9 to 11 January 2024. 

The paper studies technological and economic details of green hydrogen production. Among all #hydrogen categories defined by the ratio between #production technology and CO2 environmental #pollution, for #energy applications, only green hydrogen has a #future. The same projection can be seen in the #transport sector. An analysis of the H2 #thermochemical formation technologies showed that #ecological hydrogen, called blue hydrogen, can be obtained only by a total separation of hydrogen from CO2, to be recirculated. The thermochemical #decomposition of water involves the use of three types of #electrolysis cells, of which the solid acid cell (SOEC) is the most economical. Membrane-free water electrolysis is considered as a technology of the future. Production costs are related to #storage, #compression and #distribution. The environmental tax through CO2 #emission was also included in the production cost calculation. A numerical application related to the green hydrogen production is also presented, as well as the achievements in field in EU and #Romania, along with future perspectives. Follow Africa Hydrogen Hub (AHH) for more updates. ECS - The Electrochemical Society European Union #GreenHydrogen #BlueHydrogen #Emission

What are the solutions for decarbonizing #maritime #transport? #Hydrogen, #methanol, #ammonia: several alternative fuels are being considered today to reduce shipping emissions, which accounts for around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Air Liquide has recently launched the @M²ARE Project with MAN Energy Solutions and 4 academic partners to develop and demonstrate a new low-carbon methanol production process for the maritime sector. Two challenges behind this project: ⏺ develop an efficient production process from biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable hydrogen (H2), to produce and decarbonize methanol synthesis (CH3OH). Currently most of the methanol is produced from Natural Gas (CH4). ⏺ investigate the development of a new low-carbon methanol value chain Methanol's advantage is that it can be used directly on existing ships, after a retrofit. Compared with conventional maritime fuels, low-carbon methanol could reduce GHG emissions by 80%! The objective is to deliver a methanol synthesis demonstration plant by mid-2027,  leveraging the existing pilot plant located at the Air Liquide Innovation Campus Frankfurt, Germany. Both Air Liquide Research and Development and Engineering and Construction teams will be involved in the project, which is funded by the European Union. Another impactful climate solution !  Lucie Prost @vanessagepert Philippe Merino Bruno Ponson

📚 Carbon dioxide electroreduction (CO2R) is a promising technology for mitigating industrial #CO2 emissions and generating valuable chemicals using renewable #energy sources. Recent advances have centered on fine-tuning catalyst materials and their micro-environments, stimulating interest within the CO2R community. However, testing novel catalyst materials often occurs under conditions different from those relevant to industrial applications. In a study, scientists from Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Universität Duisburg-Essen explore the transferability of CO2R results obtained using Ag-based gas diffusion electrode (GDEs) in an easy to fabricate, assemble and test zero-gap half-cell (ZGHC) to a zero-gap #electrolyzer (ZGE). Their investigation reveals that the transferability of results is not only influenced by the reactor design, but also partially dependent on the type of additive used in the catalyst layer of the GDE.   📌 The #publication can be found at https://s.fhg.de/3N6.   Vimanshu Chanda | Dennis Blaudszun | Lucas Hoof | Ignacio Sanjuan Molto | Kevinjeorjios Pellumbi | Dr. Kai junge Puring | Corina Andronescu | Ulf-Peter Apfel

A new paper that my colleagues and I published in Energy & Environmental Science calls for a caution in advancing the hydrogen economy. The new study analyzes the life cycle environmental impacts of future hydrogen taking into account multiple technologies and electricity sources as well as their evolution over time under multiple scenarios. The results show that hydrogen, especially that via biogas with carbon capture and storage and water electrolysis powered by renewables, has the potential to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, under the current economic environment, fossil-based hydrogen production may persist, contributing substantially to climate change and other environmental impacts, unless they are carefully monitored and managed. The study also suggests that tradeoff exists between climate change and other environmental impact categories such as land use, water consumption, resource use and some of the toxicological impacts under the net-zero scenario. Underlying data are available through the electronic supplementary information. Shijie Wei (魏世杰) Bernhard Steubing https://lnkd.in/gqqZ9WGg

⚛️ 🌎 Fossil-free fuels and materials made from CO2, water and renewable energy through the power of electrochemistry. #Electrochemistry #CO2Electrolysis #CO2Electrolyzer #CO2toProducts #IndustrialPhotosynthesis #eFuels #eMaterials #eChemicals #DecarbonizeAviation #DecarbonizeChemicals #DeCarbonizeMaterials #DecarbonizeIndustry #SAF #PowertoLiquid #PowertoX #sustainableaviationfuel #sustainableaviation #decarbonizeindustry #circulareconomy #carboneconomy #CO2 #CO2removal #sustainablejetfuel #EJet #eSAF #CarbonTransformation #CDR #SustainableFutures #DeepTech #ClimateTech #CO2RR #Engineering #MadeFromAir #ClimateCareers #invention #climateinnovation #science #scientists #climateleadership #futureofbusiness #futuresupplychains #supplychaintransformation

NAE member and Department Chair Umit Ozkan, an expert in electro-catalysis, is finding a new use for the process: making the valuable chemical syngas from the carbon dioxide released from coal power plants, offering the potential to be both environmentally and economically viable. Successful lab tests will be followed by pilot-scale tests with industry partner Nexceris, LLC, a manufacturer of clean energy sensors and power generators intended to empower the clean energy transition. “Developing an efficient carbon recycling strategy will continue to be a leading challenge for the researchers and engineers for the foreseeable future due to the strong correlation between climate change and increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from use of fossil fuels,” Ozkan says. Story: https://bit.ly/UO-syngas #energytransition #carbonrecycling #environmentalengineering #electrocatalysis #cleanenergy