Technology
Hydrogen Production Technologies

Hydrogen is practically not found on Earth in its pure form and must be extracted from other related compounds using various chemical methods.

The concept of hydrogen energy promoted in the EU and all over the world implies the industrial production of hydrogen — which means that its mass production and low cost should be an integral part of the entire concept.

The world currently uses about 75 million tons of hydrogen per year.

Our goal is to reduce energy consumption for hydrogen production to 10-11 kWh per 1 kg of hydrogen, which will reduce the cost of hydrogen production below 1 euro per 1 kg

The main consumers of hydrogen are:
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
OIL REFINING

More than 3/4 of hydrogen is produced from natural gas,
for which more than 205 billion m³ of gas is consumed.
When hydrogen is produced from gas,
approx. 830 million tonnes CO2

World Hydrogen Production:

Natural Gas
Crude Oil
Coal
Electrolysis

World Hydrogen Consumption:

Ammonia
Petrochemistry
Methanol
Space Industry
Other Industries
Method
Methods for producing hydrogen
STEAM METHANE REFORMING (SMR)
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COAL GASIFICATION
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ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER
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PYROLYSIS
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PARTIAL OXIDATION
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Promising methods of hydrogen production

Methods for producing hydrogen, which will differ primarily in cheapness and quality (purity of the process):

  • A PLASMA CHEMICAL METHOD, which will be several times cheaper than electrolysis one
  • A well-developed method of producing hydrogen through the use of nuclear energy
  • Production of hydrogen using alternative energy sources
  • Improvement of water electrolysis methods
  • A method of using the substance of the Earth’s mantle to obtain hydrogen
  • Prospects for the development of hydrogen energy based on aluminum, etc.

COMPARISON OF PARAMETERS OF THE MAIN TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Cost of hydrogen

Electricity is produced mainly by «dirty» methods, like the combustion of any hydrocarbons (and this will be a long time), then it is impossible to talk about electrolysis as a«clean» method of producing hydrogen. Even the SMR (Steam Methane Reforming) is cleaner in total emissions.  And if we compare Plasma and Electrolysis, then Plasma will always be both cleaner and cheaper than electrolysis.

 

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