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I mean I agree that carbon capture should not be used as an excuse to prolong the fossil fuel industry, but we sort of need to produce hydrogen to produce ammon
by Comevius 5y ago
I mean I agree that carbon capture should not be used as an excuse to prolong the fossil fuel industry, but we sort of need to produce hydrogen to produce ammonia.
It's hard to get out of this trap, because ammonia is critical for the agriculture, and this is not a sustainable practice, but it's a Sophie's choice. Starve now or kick the can down the road and likely face bigger problems.
The fossil fuel industry gets the angry letters, but in this case agriculture is the one that needs to be reinvented first.
- VintageCool 5y agoGreen hydrogen is a thing. It is not economically viable now, but the costs of electrolyzers are falling. The world in 2020 had 300 MW of electrolyzer capacity, but multiple companies (Cummins, thyssenkrupp, etc) are building factories with the capacity to build 1 GW of electrolyzers per year. The IEA anticipates 17 GW of installed electrolyzer capacity in 2026. https://www.iea.org/articles/could-the-green-hydrogen-boom-lead-to-additional-renewable-capacity-by-2026 https://www.iea.org/articles/could-the-green-hydrogen-boom-l... Green hydrogen could be cost-competitive in a few years.