Russian Potential and International Experience,” hosted by the Association of Innovative Energy Enterprises “EnergoInnovation,” took place on April 26.
Mikhail Smirnov, a doctor of political science and the president of EnergoInnovatsiya, the Association of Innovative Enterprises in the Energy Industry, moderated the conversation. The expert discussed the drawbacks of hydrogen fuel.
“Sustainability is ingrained in who we are and what we do on a daily basis. The balance between sensible use of natural resources, social responsibility, and economic expansion determines society’s progress. “Today, it is highly necessary to talk about the usage of hydrogen fuel in this environment,” Mikhail Smirnov stated.
A lot of features of hydrogen were mentioned by the speaker. This gas has no color, no odor, and no taste. Existing sensors can detect H2 concentrations as low as 1%. (4 percent lowest flammable concentration). The hydrogen flame is hardly imperceptible. There’s also the possibility of a fire. At concentrations of greater than 20%, hydrogen can also contribute to the creation of microcracks in pipes and storage tanks.
“Today, gas turbines are a component of a carbon-reduction plan. They help the increasing renewable energy industry by providing a consistent baseload. Hydrogen minimizes carbon emissions from gas turbine operation and may also be used to store and transmit energy using existing gas pipelines. The moderator continued, “A member of the Association has expertise operating equipment that runs on hydrogen and gas-hydrogen combinations.”
The function of low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas was discussed by Yury Melnikov, Head of the Hydrogen and Energy Efficiency Department at the Energy Center of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO. According to the expert, hydrogen production is expected to increase to 100 million units by 2030, and 600 million units by 2050.
“Steam methane reforming is the most commercially established technique for large-scale hydrogen generation today.” Pyrolysis is another potential option, although it has challenges in terms of technical maturity, scale, cost, and carbon use. “Hydrogen from natural gas may be low-carbon provided certain parameters are met and certification is obtained,” says Yury Melnikov.
German Teplovodsky, the head of MWM Austria GmbH’s Moscow representative office, presented highly efficient hydrogen-based energy solutions.
“Hydrogen is a sustainable natural resource that our clients consider to be one of several fuels that can help them minimize their carbon footprint. MWM can now provide gas piston units that are optimized for the operation of hydrogen and hydrogen mixtures. Infrastructure, pricing, rules and standards, safety, storage, packaging, government policies and efforts, and so on all impact the conditions and period when the issue of hydrogen achieves critical mass. MWM continues to invest in the development of hydrogen technology and sees plenty of prospects for collaboration in this field, as the importance and dynamics of renewable hydrogen generation, delivery, and storage grow,” the speaker stated.
As a result, the business currently provides serial engines designed for operating on a 5-10% hydrogen and methane (by volume) mixture, as well as projects based on a 20% hydrogen mixture. There are instances of fuel containing up to 60% hydrogen (by volume) generated from coke oven gas and gas from wood chips gasification among the projects that have been completed.
Employees of JSC Russian Research Center Applied Chemistry described the function of fluorine chemistry in the development of hydrogen energy (GIPC).
The usage of hydrogen, according to Natalia Andrianova, Deputy Chair of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Committee for Energy Strategy and Development of the Fuel and Energy Complex, would allow flexibility in generating energy with little emissions.
“The chemical and metallurgical sectors, gas turbines, fuel cells, housing, and communal services, and the transportation sector all have a need for hydrogen in its pure form of roughly 70 million tons per year.” “By 2050, it might range from 7% (IRENA) to 24% (Bloomberg NEF) in the global energy balance,” Natalia Andrianova stated.
The speaker also discussed the economics of producing hydrogen from various feedstocks. So, from 1 ton of MSW, 2.5 103 cubic meters of syngas are produced, with roughly 20% hydrogen content. The departing syngas provides around 25% of the hydrogen in a ton of plastic.
Chairman of the Energy Committee of the All-Russian Public Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises OPORA RUSSIA, Mikhail Kolesnikov Mikhail Kolesnikov, Deputy General Director of INGK LLC and member of EnergoInnovations, Igor Turusov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region, Minister of Economic Development, Industry, and Science of the Arkhangelsk Region Viktor Ikonnikov, as well as Deputy Minister, Head of the Science and Innovation Department of the Ministry of Economic Development, Industry and Science of the Arkhangelsk Region Alexei Kor, all expressed their
