Blue hydrogen Vital' for UK's industrial clusters

摘要

ADVOCATES of one of the UK's proposed zero-carbon industrial clusters believe blue hydrogen is an essential "transitional technology" if the country is to meet its net-zero emission ambitions.The proposed East Coast Cluster is aimed at decarbonising industrial hubs across Teesside and the Humber that account for about 50% of all UK industrial cluster emissions.The cluster would capture, transport and store up to 27 million tonnes per annum of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.The cluster is also hoping to supply up to 10 gigawatts of hydrogen by the mid-2030s, with 3.5GW of that capacity being targeted to come online by 2030 to meet 70% of a UK government goal for the nation to have 5GW of capacity installed by then. For the cluster, this will largely come from blue hydrogen, which will be derived from natural gas using steam methane reforming and capturing and storing the associated CO2 emissions from the process.