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Hydrogen Energy As An Enabler For A Net Zero Carbon Target

The document discusses different types of hydrogen production including grey, blue, and green hydrogen. It proposes a new nickel-iron catalyst that could boost hydrogen production from electrolysis by 10 times and be more affordable and sustainable than current platinum catalysts.

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Hydrogen Energy As An Enabler For A Net Zero Carbon Target

The document discusses different types of hydrogen production including grey, blue, and green hydrogen. It proposes a new nickel-iron catalyst that could boost hydrogen production from electrolysis by 10 times and be more affordable and sustainable than current platinum catalysts.

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Hydrogen Energy as an Enabler for a Net Zero Carbon Target

For the global economy to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, electricity


primarily from renewables such as hydrogen is expected to be important in the
future energy system. Pure hydrogen is very scarce, it mainly exists combined
with oxygen in the form of water. There are three main types of hydrogen:
Grey Hydrogen: which is created from natural gas with a process called steam
methane reforming or (SMR). The use of grey hydrogen entails substantial CO2
emissions, which makes these hydrogen technologies unsuitable for a route
toward net-zero emissions.
Blue Hydrogen: uses the same methods as grey, except with technology-enabled
called (CCS) or carbon captured and stored which can capture up to 90% of the
CO2 produced, Once the CO2 has been captured, it is compressed into liquid state
and transported by pipeline, ship or road tanker. CO2 can then be pumped
underground, usually at depths of 1km or more, to be stored into depleted oil and
gas reservoirs, coalbeds or deep saline aquifers, where the geology is suitable,
CO2 could also be used to produce commercially marketable products. This is
commonly known as carbon capture storage and utilisation (CCSU). The most
well-established form of CO2 utilisation is enhanced oil recovery (EOR), where
CO2 is injected into oil and gas reservoirs to increase their extraction.
Green Hydrogen: which can be produced through electrolysis, where electricity is
used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen that comes from this
process called zero carbon hydrogen where the electricity comes from renewable
sources such as wind energy and solar energy.
Today’s hydrogen production is mostly based on natural gas and coal,
which together account for 95% of production while Electrolysis produces around
5% of global hydrogen.
We proposed using a catalyst made of nickel-iron, an element that is less
expensive and more abundant in the environment and developed an electrically
conductive shell that boosted hydrogen production to ten times that of the
traditional method.
Before developing the nickel-iron catalyst: Electrodes are made of
chemically inert metals such as platinum or iridium Water is broken down using a
piece of equipment called an electrolyzer that relies on processes that take place
on the proton in the nucleus of a water atom, and this method generates
hydrogen at a high production rate. However, they are expensive, operate under
acidic conditions, and require catalysts of precious metals such as platinum and
iridium, as well as corrosion-resistant titanium plates.
After developing the nickel-iron catalyst: a catalyst based on nickel and
iron, which are less expensive and more abundant elements in the environment.
and an electrical conductor jacket using a polymer that binds the catalysts and
provides a highly alkaline environment, which speeds up electrochemical
reactions. Indeed, the development of the new conductor jacket has boosted
hydrogen production to nearly ten times that of the conventional electrolyzer.

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