US natural gas: blue hydrogen tightens global LNG markets?
…than 1 kg/kg (90% below grey hydrogen) and in turn, the hydrogen can be used to produce blue ammonia, blue steel, blue chemicals and as a low carbon fuel in…
Hydrogen: lost in transportation?
…hydrogen pipelines and chemical hydrogen carriers (e.g., ammonia). Midstream costs will be 2-10x higher than comparable gas value chains, while up to 50% of hydrogen’s embedded energy may be lost…
Urea production: the economics
This data-file captures the economics of producing urea, an important fertilizer and intermediate for the materials industry. $449.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart We estimate a marginal cost of $325/ton, with…
Cryogenic air separation: costs and energy economics?
This data-file calculates the costs of cryogenic air separation units, which are important in the production of industrial gases, ammonia, metals, materials, medical applications and new energy technologies such as…
Global hydrogen supply-demand: by region, by use & over time?
Global production of hydrogen is around 110MTpa in 2023, of which c30% is for ammonia, 25% is for refining, c20% for methanol and c25% for other metals and materials. This…
Hydrogen reformers: SMR versus ATR?
…different merits and challenges. ATR looks excellent for clean ammonia. While the IRA creates CCS upside for today’s SMR incumbents, across industrial gases, refining and chemicals. $599.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to…
Topsoe: autothermal reforming technology?
…chains that use the components such as refinery processes, renewable fuels, low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia, dimethyl ether, methanol, synthetic natural gas and sulfuric acid. This data-file is focused on Topsoe’s autothermal…
Blue steel: construction boom?
…hydrogen and blue ammonia. Both currently seem to be booming in the US, following new incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). And we think there are five factors underpinning…
Selective catalytic reduction: costs of NOx removal?
…here). High adiabatic flame temperatures of hydrogen will also form NOx. Meanwhile, using low-carbon ammonia as a fuel may release higher-than-normal NOx emissions as the NH3 molecule combusts (note here)….
Hydrogen: overview and conclusions?
…lost in transportation: our overview into hydrogen transport is here, covering cryogenic trucks, hydrogen pipelines, pipeline blending, ammonia and toluene. Is a hydrogen truck really comparable with a diesel truck?…