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UAE would need to double its clean hydrogen production target to meet export and domestic demand by 2031 | Recharge (hydrogeninsight.com)

 

UAE would need to double its clean hydrogen production target to meet export and domestic demand by 2031 | Recharge

The UAE would have to almost double its clean hydrogen production target for 2031 in order to meet demand from both local industry and export markets, according to a senior government official. The country had set a target of 1.4 million tonnes of annual l

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Global pipeline of hydrogen electrolysis projects grew by 55GW in past six months: analyst | Recharge (hydrogeninsight.com)

 

Global pipeline of hydrogen electrolysis projects grew by 55GW in past six months: analyst | Recharge

The global pipeline for hydrogen electrolysis projects has grown by 55.2GW in the past six months, raising the total to approximately 1,200GW, according to UK-headquartered analyst Aurora Energy Research. A “large proportion, if not all will be powered b

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Longi plans to increase electrolyser output to 5-10GW next year as it eyes global green hydrogen market | Recharge (hydrogeninsight.com)

 

Longi plans to increase electrolyser output to 5-10GW next year as it eyes global green hydrogen market | Recharge

Longi plans to increase its electrolyser manufacturing capacity to between 5GW and 10GW by the end of next year, with an eye to expanding its sales beyond the domestic Chinese market, a senior company official told an event in Dubai today. “We have two f

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Giga-scale green hydrogen project announced in Arctic Norway using world's first floating ammonia production vessel | Recharge (hydrogeninsight.com)

 

Giga-scale green hydrogen project announced in Arctic Norway using world's first floating ammonia production vessel | Recharge

Norwegian developer H2Carrier has applied for permission to build two massive offshore wind farms in the most northeastern part of Norway to produce green hydrogen and ammonia. The intention is to build 1.55GW of wind power in total on the north coast of t

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Hydrogen sulphide can be found in high concentrations in associated gas (produced alongside primary oil production), which Kazakhstan, a prolific oil producer and exporter, has a ready supply of.

 
The strategy plans to deliver both a hydrogen regulator and regulation, as well as a system of tax breaks, research and development grants and a voluntary carbon market to stimulate growth in the H2 sector.

However, despite the country’s significant green hydrogen ambitions, the strategy is light on detail on what subsidies might look like, what the green hydrogen might be used for, or where production might be located.

In fact, the electrolyser target is half that of the 20GW Hyrasia One project announced in 2022 by Swedish developer Svevind, in which a land parcel was agreed with the Kazakh government and which envisaged $40-$50bn of investment and 40GW of renewables capacity.

However, Hyrasia was not mentioned in the new document, despite the fact that a December 2023 post on Svevind’s website suggests that pre-FEED work has been completed and development work was on-going throughout 2023.

Moreover, the pledge to build out 10GW of renewables capacity just for hydrogen production would not be sufficient to power 10GW of electrolysers on its own — implying the need to build out at least 10GW of further renewables capacity if the output from its electrolysers is to be green H2.

“I consider that green H2 part of the roadmap draft is not elaborated well,” said independent hydrogen expert Yury Melnikov. “10 GW of renewables is simply not enough for 10 GW of electrolysers.”

The Kazakh strategy also highlighted the specific challenges the landlocked country faces to produce green hydrogen production, pointing out that electrolysis requires between 10-30 litres of water (depending on impurities) per kg of hydrogen.

“Considering the current difficult situation regarding water resources in the country, caused by such factors as: irrational use of water resources, pollution of surface and groundwater, outdated water use technologies, issues of joint use and protection of transboundary waters, it is necessary to come to the issue of hydrogen production in Kazakhstan expediently and with a well-developed plan,” the strategy says.

Kazakhstan is targeting 10GW of electrolysis capacity by 2040, to be integrated with 10GW of new dedicated renewable energy capacity, according to the Central Asian nation’s new draft hydrogen strategy But while the new draft, launched yesterday (Wednesday), notes the various colour pathways to hydrogen production, it explains that oil & gas producing country plans to remain fully “technology-neutral” with regards to H2 production, with no “discrimination” towards fossil fuels.  

 

In total, the government in the capital of Nur-Sultan wants to see 5trn tenge ($11.2bn) in investment in the country’s hydrogen sector by 2040 — which it also hopes will yield a pilot blue hydrogen project that will use some of the country’s massive fossil gas reserves, with carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Although the strategy is in draft form, Kazakh prime minister Oljas Bektenov has recommended the document for approval.

The strategy envisages Kazakhstan becoming an exporter of hydrogen, as well as stimulating demand in its own domestic markets for use in industry, heavy-duty transport (trucking and buses) and rail.

 

It also seeks to prioritise the development of hydrogen blending projects, utilising its existing gas infrastructure.

Kazakhstan would develop and create “a new technological line for the production of environmentally friendly hydrogen and its optimal mixing with natural gas, the creation of a new highly efficient ‘gas-hydrogen fuel’ for use in gas turbine thermal power plants and others,” the strategy read.

Pilot projects for hydrogen and hydrogen blends could be carried out in housing and communal buildings, it added.

The wisdom of using hydrogen or hydrogen blends for space heat, especially in a domestic setting, has come under fire from independent experts on the grounds of efficiency, safety and affordability.

In addition, the strategy places a strong emphasis on research and development work and international collaboration, especially in the field of nuclear hydrogen.

Kazakhstan exports 43% of the world’s uranium but does not currently have an operating nuclear power plant, despite a long-running debate in the country over whether or not it should build one.

However, in this case the country appears to be interested in developing a programme for novel nuclear reactors that chemically break down hydrogen sulphides into hydrogen and sulphuric acid using heat and almost no electricity — a pioneering method that is soon set to be field-tested 
 
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