The future of Hydrogen

For a long time, we have struggled with global warming.

Global warming is real but we are still addicted to fossil fuels.

To combat global warming, we need a new fuel source that doesn’t pollute our planet with CO2.

Hydrogen is our solution to global warming. It is our new fuel source.

Hydrogen will decarbonise our dirty transportation and industry. We can create a future for our children that averted a global warming crisis.

Why is Hydrogen so special?

One. Hydrogen is versatile. Existing technology enables hydrogen to be produced, stored, moved and used in many different ways.

Two. Most importantly, Hydrogen does not emit CO2 and almost no other air pollution. This makes Hydrogen an ideal solution for decarbonising our dirty transportation and industry. Ultimately, saving our planet!

Our vehicles, currently powered by oil, can be refitted with Fuel cells. Fuel cells convert Hydrogen into electricity which will power our future vehicles. Electric vehicles will not emit CO2 or other pollutants, just water.

Three. Hydrogen can be produced from a wide variety of fuels.

Four. Hydrogen is a good option for storing excess energy. It is a low-cost option for storing electricity over days, weeks or even months. When married with renewable energy, which often produces excess electricity during low demand periods, Hydrogen can be used to limit electricity wastage.

Five. Hydrogen can be moved as a gas or liquid, so it can be transported by pipes and vehicles. Delivery by vehicles will provide a cheaper alternative to building massive infrastructure in remote or distant locations.   

The Hydrogen Journey.

Phase One. The first step is to decarbonise existing hydrogen production which is mainly from fossil fuels.  Electrolysers will be installed, powered by renewable energy, near demand centres in larger refineries, steel plants, and chemical complexes.

Hydrogen refuelling stations will be the initial infrastructure that will encourage the uptake of hydrogen fuel-cell buses, and at a later stage trucks.

At this stage, the need for transporting hydrogen will remain limited as demand will be met initially by production close or on site. Limited demand can be met by using existing natural gas pipelines.

Phase 2:

In this phase, Hydrogen production from renewable energy is expected to gradually become cost-competitive with other forms of hydrogen production.

Demand for Hydrogen will therefore increase from steel-making, trucks, rail and some maritime transportation thus decarbonising these sectors.

Hydrogen production and demand clusters will form. Some clusters will have short distance transportation networks. These clusters can also begin to use Hydrogen for heating in residential and commercial buildings.

Phase 3:

Clean Renewable Hydrogen technologies have reached maturity and deployed at large scale to reach all hard-to-decarbonise sectors.

In this phase, renewable electricity production has massively increased as about a quarter of renewable electricity is used for hydrogen production.

Hydrogen-derived synthetic fuels will be used to power large ships and aircraft. This will enable supplies to hard-to-decarbonise industrial and commercial buildings.

Once Hydrogen has been firmly established as the new fuel source and fossil fuels passed into history, our cities, our air and our lives will be cleaner and healthier. With luck, we may reverse global warming…    

Our future is green. Our future is Hydrogen.