Rapid decarbonization in industry, according to industry experts, comes at a hefty cost, which will result in major cost inflation.
It is, however, an “essential” shift that must include the electrification of processes with a green power certificate, as well as the use of alternative biofuels and hydrogen, “which promises to be the fuel of the future” in difficult-to-reduce sectors like freight transport.
“Although the decarbonization technologies are ready, we must keep in mind that this transition is not free and, more importantly, that the sooner we wish to complete it, the more expensive it will be.” “There is no such thing as a free lunch,” says Francisco Carro, general director of the Tresca engineering firm and a member of the León Association of Industrial Engineers.
The experts emphasize three significant concerns in the context of the reflection sponsored by the industrial engineering schools of Castilla y León on the composition of the future regional energy mix: renewables, large-scale storage systems, and synchronous generation.
Energy storage projects have exploded in popularity in recent months. “It proves that there is a true hydrogen boom,” Francisco Carro explains.
In reality, the Energy Efficiency Strategy of Castilla y León 2030 calls for the launch of a hydrogen economy, as well as a 40 percent reduction in primary energy consumption, a 23.22 percent reduction in natural gas consumption, and a 9.60 percent increase in non-electric renewables.
It is critical to jumpstarting the hydrogen economy. A lot of pedagogical and communication work is required for this.
