API: all forms of hydrogen production are critical

“The oil and natural gas industry has a significant role to play and interest in the growth of a clean hydrogen economy. Enabling significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in the industrial, transportation and power sectors, the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen will be essential in meeting the nation’s climate goals,” said API Vice President of Corporate Policy, Aaron Padilla. “While we appreciate DOE’s commitment to a clean hydrogen economy, the current roadmap does not address the near-term low-cost GHG emissions reductions advantages of hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). To fully harness the emissions reduction potential of hydrogen, we urge DOE to support all forms of clean hydrogen production.”

A recent study, commissioned by API and conducted by ICF, found that hydrogen produced from natural gas with CCS and produced from electricity and other energy sources could eliminate an additional 180 million tpy of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on average through 2050, and save over US$450 billion cumulatively through 2050, when hydrogen incentives are uniformly provided based on a per tonne of GHG emissions reduced basis.

API analysis of the study’s finding shows that uniform incentives for producing hydrogen from natural gas with CCS, electricity and other energy sources are critical to meeting the DOE goal of 50 million t of clean hydrogen produced by 2050, as laid out in the National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap.

Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/clean-fuels/05122022/api-all-forms-of-hydrogen-production-are-critical/