The Role of Hydrogen in Decarbonizing Industry
There is growing interest in hydrogen for decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries. However, determining which industries to target, the scale of the opportunity, and how to meet the hydrogen demand presents uncertainties.
One of the most significant decarbonisation opportunities arguably is in the refining and chemicals industries, where emissions-intensive grey hydrogen is already utilised. Other opportunities lie in displacing carbon-based reductants (steelmaking) and/or using hydrogen for high-temperature heat in cement, aluminium, and glass manufacturing. Hydrogen technologies have high readiness levels and face modest technical barriers in burner and furnace design. The primary challenge lies in reducing the cost of clean hydrogen production and delivery to compete with natural gas, crucial for any hydrogen industry decarbonisation strategy.
It is the Mission’s understanding that since the energy intensive industries are responsible for around 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, RD&D over the next decade it will be critical to develop and validate innovative industrial processes and technologies that enable radical emissions reductions at lowest costs. There is a need to accelerate the development of key technologies to become commercially available no later than 2030, to ensure that they can be taken up in the market in time for the next 25-year refurbishment cycle.
Premise: Low-carbon hydrogen is becoming a crucial solution for decarbonising energy-intensive industries like steel, chemicals, and glass manufacturing, which are challenging to abate. This webinar will explore the growing role of hydrogen in these sectors, highlighting real-world demonstrator projects from Europe, Australia, and America.
By focusing on best practices and innovation, we’ll examine how industry leaders are leveraging hydrogen to reduce emissions and meet climate targets while addressing the barriers and uncertainties surrounding its large-scale adoption.
Join us to learn how hydrogen can accelerate the transition to a net-zero industrial future.
