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Global production of hydrogen is about 75 million tons, about half from ammonia, half from capture during petroleum products (refining). That's a problem prima
by Hilift 2y ago
Global production of hydrogen is about 75 million tons, about half from ammonia, half from capture during petroleum products (refining). That's a problem primarily due to it is plateaued and there isn't capability to increase supply unless someone makes ammonia crackers more efficient. The other major obstacle is natural gas has been artificially inexpensive due to the abundance of supply due to fracking. It's hard to compete with it. It's possible to build turbines that burn ammonia, but no-one wants it.
https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/global-demand-for-pure-hydrogen-1975-2018 https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/global-demand...
https://www.irena.org/Energy-Transition/Technology/Hydrogen https://www.irena.org/Energy-Transition/Technology/Hydrogen
https://www.crystec.com/kllhyame.htm https://www.crystec.com/kllhyame.htm
- ianburrell 2y agoHydrogen is used to produce ammonia, not the other way around. There is no natural source of ammonia. The first link is all about the use of hydrogen. The third is about ammonia cracker which may be useful to transport ammonia and turn back into hydrogen. Most hydrogen is produced by steam reforming methane, called gray hydrogen.