{"id":81099,"date":"2024-10-27T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=81099"},"modified":"2024-11-13T17:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:00:58","slug":"green-light-hydrogen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=81099","title":{"rendered":"Modest green lights for world hydrogen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Around the world, there is much talk and optimism about hydrogen as a fuel of the future, but green traffic lights are comparatively modest in number.
\nA global reality check by BloombergNEF finds that some 1,600 projects have been announced to date, but it estimates that only 477 will be built \u2014 and often later than planned.<\/p>\n

In Canada, more than 80 hydrogen-production projects have been \u201cannounced.\u201d Several are\u00a0proposed<\/a>\u00a0for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and other provinces, but actual progress on them is slow.
\nBC is still wincing from the\u00a0shelving<\/a>\u00a0by Australian energy giant Fortescue Ltd. of plans for a $2-billion hydrogen generating plant in Prince George. So is the Lheidli T\u2019enneh Nation, whose territory was to host the Project Coyote facility.
\nThe cause: uncertainty over whether Fortescue would be able to access enough electrical power \u2014 1,000 megawatts from BC Hydro \u2014 to produce hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
\nThat would be equivalent to 90% of the 1,100-MW generating capacity of the $16-billion Site C dam, due to come online next year.
\nAt the same time, Fortescue also gave a red light to its plans for a hydrogen plant\u00a0near<\/a>\u00a0Centralia in southwest Washington State.
\nHowever, after Fortescue back-burnered those BC and Washington projects, word came from the government of Brazil that it had approved a $3.6-billion hydrogen project for Fortescue in Cear\u00e1 state, in northeast Brazil.<\/p>\n

The moves are an example of the constant ups and downs of hydrogen planning around the world.<\/p>\n

Back to\u00a0BloombergNEF<\/a>\u2019s global reality check:
\nGovernments are likely to miss their hydrogen (H2) goals for 2030 by almost two-thirds due to longer project completion timelines and insufficient policy support.
\nThe US is expected to become the single largest producer of clean hydrogen by 2030, accounting for almost 37% of global supply. \u201cThe US hosts the most mature project pipeline globally, dominated by big blue H2 projects likely to benefit from tax credits.\u201d<\/p>\n

(\u2018Blue\u2019 hydrogen is derived from natural gas, with the resulting carbon dioxide captured and stored. \u2018Green\u2019 hydrogen is hydrogen produced by splitting water via electrolysis, which is what Fortescue planned for Prince George. These are just two of the\u00a0many<\/a>\u00a0\u201ccolors\u201d of hydrogen.)<\/p>\n

In May this year, Natural Resources Canada\u00a0proclaimed<\/a>: \u201cAcross Canada, interest in low-carbon hydrogen is booming. Approximately 80 low-carbon hydrogen production projects have been announced, representing an expression of interest of over $100 billion in potential investment dedicated to building out this clean energy opportunity.
\n\u201cPilot projects are underway, showcasing Canadian ingenuity and demonstrating how hydrogen can help fuel our trucks, buses, and trains, help decarbonize our industries, and help heat our homes and businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long before that, when Germany came to Canada in 2022 to seek shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u00a0declared<\/a>\u00a0that there has \u201cnever been a strong business case\u201d for LNG exports from Canada\u2019s East Coast to Europe. Instead, he spoke of exporting Canadian hydrogen, as early as 2025.
\nIn the 27 months since then, he has not produced or made public a \u201cbusiness case\u201d for hydrogen exports. His 2025 date now looks unlikely, but in July this year he and Germany\u00a0pledged<\/a>\u00a0some $600 million to support hydrogen trade between the two countries. Canada has also discussed hydrogen sales to the Netherlands.
\nThe federal government\u2019s hydrogen strategy of 2020 spoke of Canada having up to 30 percent of its energy in the form of hydrogen and becoming one of the top three clean-hydrogen producers globally.<\/p>\n

But as Reuters news service\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0in August: \u201cSince the original strategy was announced four years ago, developers and producers alike have struggled with a slow roll-out of government subsidies, few final investment decisions (FIDs), insufficient infrastructure, and uneven definitions of what constitutes clean hydrogen. The slow start is not unique to Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds Ivette Vera-Perez, president and CEO of the Canadian Hydrogen Association: \u201cYou cannot say that it’s only late in Canada. It\u2019s everywhere.
\n\u201cThere has been a lot of enthusiasm and optimism in the sector as a whole, and occasionally there are those who think we will be developed much quicker. We must be realistic. We need to recognize that we are building a new industry, and that takes time.\u201d<\/p>\n

That applies to BC, too, where the provincial government says some 50 hydrogen projects are proposed, including hydrogen-fueling stations and heavy-duty trucking uses.<\/p>\n

So around the world, the current color of hydrogen is slow\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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