2023-12-11 17:40:37
Low carbon electricity source, meaning the hydrogen produced is ‘green’
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Green hydrogen It is a new product on the market, but does it live up to the promised ? These and other questions were explored at the Hydrogen Research Collaborative hosted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) at the St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad on September 21, which included hydrogen research conducted by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) and the University of the West Indies. Graduate students.
What exactly is green hydrogen? It is an innovative way to continue collecting and using hydrogen without relying on fossil fuels. explains Philippe Julien, Chairman of the Board of Directors Kinesjay Green, a local project development company dedicated to creating industrial-scale carbon removal projects, puts it simply: “It is created by electrolysis of water. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. If you pass a current of electricity through water, it breaks bonds and produces hydrogen and oxygen. If you use a low-carbon source of electricity, the hydrogen you produce is “green.”
Kennisjay Green was the mastermind behind creating the company NewGen Energy Limited To develop a proposed green/carbon neutral hydrogen production facility, the production of which will feed ammonia production at the Trinidad Nitrogen Company’s facilities at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate in southern Trinidad. It took over Hydrogène de France (HDF) will acquire a majority stake, 70 percent, in the NewGen project in 2022 through its local subsidiary, with Kenesjay Green retaining the remaining 30 percent stake.
Boost Study conducted by National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Supported by Inter-American Development Bank Feeling the huge potential of green hydrogen in the Caribbean country. In a country that already has the essential elements to position itself as a regional hub for green hydrogen and ammonia/methanol trading, storage and production in the Americas, green hydrogen is considered the next step, and a viable option for decarbonisation in the energy and industrial sectors.
Ammonia markets
Trinidad and Tobago has maintained its position as a global exporter of ammonia. In 2021, Trinidad and Tobago exported US$1.74 billion worth of ammonia, making it the second largest exporter in the world. But as the market shifts towards low-carbon ammonia – at present, domestic ammonia production uses natural gas as a feedstock – this has become more common the situation The prominent is under threat.
Expect A report by S&P Global Commodity Insights predicts the global ammonia market will triple by 2050 as demand for low-carbon ammonia “shifts the market”:
Driven by improved economics resulting from decarbonisation policies, low-carbon ammonia is expected to grow from its current nascent state to 420 million tons—two thirds of the total market—by 2050. […]
The new strategic report, Low-carbon Ammonia: Facilitating the Transition to a Sustainable Future says that the potential use of low-carbon ammonia as a marine bunker fuel, industry feedstock and as a carrier for hydrogen used in power generation represents a profound shift for the industry—from one geared primarily towards fertilizer production to one driven by energy markets.
Thanks to improved economics resulting from decarbonisation policies, low-carbon ammonia is expected to grow from its current emerging state to 420 million tons – two-thirds of the total market – by 2050. […]
The potential use of low-carbon ammonia as a fuel for marine fuels, as a feedstock for industry, and as a carrier for hydrogen used in power generation, represents a profound transformation of the industry – from one primarily oriented towards fertilizer production to An industry driven by energy markets.
In the European Union, Adopted European Commission Carbon limits adjustment mechanism (CBAM) as “a historic tool to put a fair price on carbon emitted during the production of carbon-intensive goods entering the European Union, and to encourage cleaner industrial production in countries outside the European Union.”
Vice President cites HDF CaribbeanThibault Minage, described the CBAM program as an incentive for Trinidad and Tobago to move towards this direction of decarbonizing the ammonia industry, saying: “Europe is a large importer of ammonia.” [ترينيداد وتوباغو] …We might lose the European market if we fail to decarbonize.
In a proactive move, NewGen Energy Ltd. To obtain carbon certification for its ammonia through TÜV Rheinland at About Less than 1 kg CO2/kg H2, allowing ammonia produced for the international market manufactured using NewGen hydrogen to be safely exported.
The decline of natural gas and the potential for local economic development
The local arm of Hydrogène de France’s investments in the NewGen project is also investing in Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking on behalf of HDF, Minaj said he sees great potential for the local hydrogen market, but NewGen “has to be successful” before HDF considers investing further in other green industry projects in Trinidad and Tobago.
But the outlook is positive. Minaj believes NewGen provides Trinidad and Tobago with a global competitive advantage due to demand for green hydrogen, well supported by the country’s history as an energy economy and its extensive experience in the petrochemical industry. He says just “one successful project” will prove that Trinidad and Tobago has “capacity and skill”. Meanwhile, in his opening remarks at the Hydrogen Symposium, Philippe Julien, President of Kennisgay Green, posited that it is the Caribbean that will be the game changer in hydrogen (as opposed to the other way around). The abundance of wind, solar and geothermal resources throughout the Caribbean makes the region ideal for growth in hydrogen production.
Once the hydrogen facility is up and running — an estimated start date is 2025 — NewGen will be the largest and most advanced of its kind in the world, operating at full capacity at all times and producing nearly 20,000 tons of green hydrogen annually, which amounts to five percent of Point Lisa’s deficit of 400,000.
However, this is a low estimate, since some stations in the Point Lisas area are not currently operating at full capacity due to natural gas shortages. In fact, the newspaper reported The New York Times “Gas production has decreased by 40% since 2010, forcing the country to close one of its four liquefied natural gas export terminals and three of its eighteen petrochemical plants.” With so much on the wall, urge The government should consider all opportunities to decarbonize the energy industry in Trinidad and Tobago so that the use of natural gas can be liberalized.
The role of sustainable development
Following the 2023 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit, Held In New York in September, UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the world had only achieved 15 percent of the Sustainable Development Goals halfway through 2030. In fact, Trinidad’s Sustainable Development Goals have faced major setbacks. Classified SDG Index/Sustainable Development Report several of the country’s SDGs as “moderately improving” and “facing challenges,” including Objective 7 (clean and affordable energy), andObjective 8 (Decent work and economic growth), andObjective 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure).
According For commitments Trinidad and Tobago under the Paris Agreement in Nationally determined contributions (NDC), the country must commit to reducing greenhouse gases by 15 percent from three major emitting sectors (power generation, transportation, and industry) by 2030.
Of all the carbon emitted by the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago accounts for nearly 40 percent. NewGen estimates its contribution to the NDC at 165,000 metric tons per year of CO2 in the industrial sector. Rwentra Hussein, a master’s student at the University of Trinidad and Tobago who presented her research at the symposium, estimated that by replacing all of the country’s gray hydrogen (produced with natural gas) with green hydrogen production, the country might see emissions savings of up to 2.1 million metric tons per year.
Domestically, green hydrogen creates an additional alternative feedstock to boost dwindling supplies of natural gas for the downstream ammonia and methanol sectors – an opportunity that spurred NewGen’s development – but the potential for clean hydrogen extends much further. It can be a clean alternative fuel for many end uses, including energy, transportation and petrochemicals. According to Julian, “All of these things that we currently rely on from fossil fuels might theoretically be replaced, refurbished and enhanced with a fossil-free energy source called hydrogen.”
Christian Zagor, Caribbean Energy Reporting Fellow, is an alumnus of the program “Climate Tracker“
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