The Anonymous Widower

Nuclear-Enabled Hydrogen – How It Helps To Reach Net Zero

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

These are the first two paragraphs.

Nuclear enabled hydrogen is zero carbon, has low cost energy input, is large scale and offers co-location synergy and energy system connectivity.

With the revival of interest in nuclear energy, interest is growing in the potential for nuclear-enabled hydrogen, otherwise sometimes known as ‘pink’ hydrogen, to meet the anticipated demand for hydrogen at scale.

The article is certainly a must-read.

Topics covered include.

• Co-location of pink hydrogen production with industrial clusters, where heat can also be provided.
• The production of hydrogen on a large scale.
• The use of high temperature electrolysis, using steam from the nuclear plant.

I particularly like the idea of combining a small modular nuclear reactor with high temperature electrolysis to generate hydrogen for local industry like a steelworks or chemical plant.

June 17, 2022 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Hydrogen | Electrolysis, Green Steel, High Temperature Electrolysis, Nuclear Power, Pink Hydrogen, Small Modular Nuclear Reactor