{"id":22153,"date":"2022-06-08T09:25:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T08:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=22153"},"modified":"2022-06-28T09:41:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T08:41:26","slug":"advantages-green-hydrogen-fuel-clean-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/advantages-green-hydrogen-fuel-clean-energy-transition\/22153\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantages of green hydrogen: A fuel for the clean energy transition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Decarbonising the planet is one of the goals that countries around the world have set collectively for 2050. As a result, electrification has become crucial to help combat global warming. However, industrial processes and energy-intensive industries, that require other forms of energy need an alternate solution. To achieve this, decarbonising the production of an element such as hydrogen to maximise the production of green hydrogen can help advance the transition to a low-carbon, climate-neutral world that could create benefits for all.<\/p>\n
One of the many advantages of green hydrogen<\/a> is that hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements found on Earth, although it is hard to find in its free state. As a result, it needs to be extracted from other sources such as water, coal, biomass, or natural gas using several processes and resources. The different combinations of sources and processes are usually described using various colours. For instance, hydrogen that is extracted from coal using a gasification process is labelled brown hydrogen, and hydrogen extracted from natural gas using steam methane reformation is labelled grey hydrogen.<\/p>\n Most of the hydrogen production used today utilises high-carbon sources. However, to achieve a more sustainable future and forward the clean energy transition, the global objective is to scale down the use of other hydrogen \u2018colours\u2019 and to produce a cleaner product, such as green hydrogen.<\/p>\n Green hydrogen is produced by the electrolysis of water powered by renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power. Electrolysis is the process of using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This reaction takes place in a unit named an electrolyser. As renewable energy sources are used to conduct the electrolysis, no CO2<\/sub> is emitted into the atmosphere, making green hydrogen the cleanest option for energy.<\/p>\n It is also a clean fuel alternative as the by-product of oxygen from the electrolysis method can be efficiently vented back into the atmosphere without consequence. The global adoption of this technique used to obtain green hydrogen could radically reduce the amount of CO2<\/sub> emissions that are produced through fossil fuel consumption.<\/p>\n There are multiple advantages of green hydrogen, one being its sustainability, as it does not emit polluting gases in either its production or combustion. This fuel alternative can also reduce carbon footprints as it does not release greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n Green hydrogen is also very versatile as it can be transformed into either a synthetic gas or electricity. It can be utilised for commercial, domestic, mobility, or industrial purposes. It is also easily storable as hydrogen is very lightweight.<\/p>\n Hydrogen fuel cell technology produces a high-density energy source that is energy efficient. Its fuel efficiency enables a higher energy production per pound of fuel than alternative energy sources.<\/p>\nHow is green hydrogen produced?
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat are the main uses and benefits of green hydrogen?
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe transition to producing cleaner hydrogen supplies
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