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Distributed hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced in small quantities, usually through electrolysis and pyrolysis. This allows hydrogen to be generated and used when and where it is needed, for example, in microgrids.
Many see the future of hydrogen as a fuel rooted in the ability to generate it on-site. That’s partly because transporting and storing hydrogen today is expensive and challenging.
The future of hydrogen gas lies in the development and proliferation of distributed clean hydrogen. However, it is essential to lay out how things currently stand in the United States to understand if we are on the right path toward building a clean hydrogen economy.
The primary goal of most pyrolysis technologies is to convert existing feedstocks into higher-value intermediate liquids, which can then be refined and added to a range of products, including hydrocarbon fuels, petrochemicals, and oxygenated fuel additives.
Installed process heat and space heat and power generation systems can safely convert to hydrogen blending of up to 20%. Similarly, there are already products available that enable on-site hydrogen blending.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the role of clean onsite hydrogen generation in the US economy. We’ll also explore the benefits associated with carbon-negative hydrogen production.
In the US, as in other parts of the world, there is a race to decarbonize. One of the places that the country is looking to decarbonize over the next decade most aggressively is commercial buildings.
While interest in distributed hydrogen blending technologies is accelerating, there are a few inherent challenges for end-users, utilities, and government regulators.
The energy sector is evolving away from traditional power generation and distribution. This transition has been escalating over the last decade.
In the past couple of years, the conversation about hydrogen’s role in the decarbonization of the energy sector has shifted from how it can be done to when it will be done.