The Anonymous Widower

EC To Consider Hydrogen Produced From Nuclear Power As Low-Carbon

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Nuclear Engineering International.

This is the opening paragraph.

The European Commission (EC) will consider hydrogen produced from nuclear power as “low-carbon”, Paula Abreu Marques, head of unit for renewables and CCS policy told the European Commission’s energy directorate. “Electrolysis can be powered by renewable electricity, which would then be classified as renewable hydrogen,” she said.

I think that those advocating this have a point, as no carbon-dioxide will be released once the nuclear plant has been built.

This type of hydrogen is referred to as purple hydrogen in the article.

I wonder how costs will compare with Shell’s new process, that I wrote about in Shell Process To Make Blue Hydrogen Production Affordable.

Conclusion

Nuclear power used to generate hydrogen with electrolysers could be a valuable way to generate hydrogen for transport needs, in a country that because of geography can’t generate a lot of electricity from renewables. A farm of small modular nuclear reactors linked to a large electrolyser could be the most affordable way to satisfy their needs.

It could also be a way for an industrial company to generate large amounts of hydrogen for steelmaking or an integrated chemical plant.

November 26, 2020 - Posted by AnonW | Hydrogen | Blue Hydrogen, Global Warming/Zero-Carbon, Hydrogen Steelmaking, Nuclear Power, Purple Hydrogen, Shell Blue Hydrogen Process, Small Modular Nuclear Reactor