Wind power will soon become a more reliable source of electricity thanks to new technologies. Several parties are now working on the synthesis and storage of hydrogen using wind energy so that extra energy can be used when the wind is not blowing.
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In order to simplify the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases into the EU gas market, the energy ministers of the EU came to an agreement on Tuesday to develop the market for “low-carbon” hydrogen, such as that produced by nuclear energy.
According to research from Rystad Energy, where 52 projects totaling 114 gigawatts of capacity are now in the pipeline, Africa is outpacing Australia in terms of actual plans for producing green hydrogen.
A “net-zero emissions by 2050” scenario, like that described in the International Energy Agency (IEA) roadmap, calls for an unprecedented development of renewable energies, with increasing electrification of uses, increased energy efficiency, and smart energy grids, the development of nuclear power, the massive development of hydrogen as a carbon-free energy and chemical carrier, and the various methods for capturing carbon or offsetting its emissions in other ways.
The Groningen company Noordgastransport is looking into the viability of moving renewable hydrogen through their existing natural gas pipelines. They claim that this costs less than 10% of what it would build a brand-new network.
Uruguay, the country with the second-highest percentage of variable renewable energies (such as solar and wind) in the world’s electricity generation, was one of the special guests at the most recent international conference on renewable energies, which was held in Madrid at the end of February.
A landmark piece of legislation containing $369 billion in investment to combat climate change was approved by the White House in August. An important tax credit in that historic law was one for producing hydrogen in environmentally friendly ways.
The fact that research teams have effectively divided natural saltwater to make sustainable hydrogen has garnered attention on a global scale. Also, the seawater was not pre-treated in any way.
Despite bold intentions, implementing a hydrogen economy could be extremely expensive and time-consuming, endangering the continent’s economic expansion and potentially impeding decarbonization efforts.
The global portfolio of projects for the production of “low-carbon” hydrogen, which are in various phases, was 71.4 million tons per year at the end of last year, according to the research firm Wood Mackenzie. This is comparable to the current global yearly hydrogen consumption.
