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S4E17 - Is Hydrogen more of a Water Sector Miracle or a World's Decarbonization Problem?
S4E17 - Is Hydrogen more of a Water Sector Miracle or a World's Decarbonization Problem?
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Mar 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
with ?️ Paul Martin, Chemical process development expert & founder of Spitfire Research.
? Spitfire research is a Process development consulting company for a decarbonized future, where Paul acts as an antidote to marketing hopium and a tireless advocate for a fossil-fuel-free future.
This episode is the first part of a Hydrogen Economy trilogy!
What we covered:
? How the thermodynamics and fundamental properties of the Hydrogen molecule turn it into a false hope of decarbonization strategies
?️ How given the way it's produced, hydrogen actually is a decarbonization problem
? How Goethe is right: hope's preferable to despair unless hope needs the laws of physics to stop applying
⚡ How the biggest problem with green hydrogen production is not its water impact but its energy consumption
? How hydrogen barely moves today, and what that reveals about the difficulty of using it as a transportation fuel
? How producing small amounts of hydrogen from wastewater treatment plants is fully doable, yet barely desirable
? How optimizing the production of green hydrogen requires very specific geographic properties, and where that applies
?️ How the World barely features half the renewable production capacity needed if we wanted to just switch from gray to green hydrogen
? How the Hydrogen economy may well be the false nose of Fossil Fuel Companies to keep striving in a decarbonized world
? How Turquoise hydrogen production makes a lot of sense, already today, but has a limited market potential for its byproducts.
?? How turning Biogas into Hydrogen sounds like a very weird thing to do.
? How electrolysis processes don't really allow to valorize the oxygen byproduct today, and why.
? How Hydrogen is an amazing good and tool, just not to be wasted as a fuel
? How the European Union and the UK daydream about Hydrogen, and how it may be a last resort solution for Japan and South Korea
? How batteries are not perfect but have a clear path to scale
?️ How to be serious and earnest about decarbonization, states shall start with relevant policies
? How we shall start with the low hanging fruit when putting hydrogen and decarbonization in the same equation
? Canada tackling carbon taxes, CO2 prices as business enablers, Hydrogen promoters being useful idiots, Hydrogen as a sunk cost fallacy, Hopium... and more!
? ... and of course, we concluded with the ????? ???? ????????? ?
➡️ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript)
➡️ Read Paul's best hydrogen articles
➡️ Contact BlueTech Research: info@bluetechresearch.com
? Spitfire research is a Process development consulting company for a decarbonized future, where Paul acts as an antidote to marketing hopium and a tireless advocate for a fossil-fuel-free future.
This episode is the first part of a Hydrogen Economy trilogy!
What we covered:
? How the thermodynamics and fundamental properties of the Hydrogen molecule turn it into a false hope of decarbonization strategies
?️ How given the way it's produced, hydrogen actually is a decarbonization problem
? How Goethe is right: hope's preferable to despair unless hope needs the laws of physics to stop applying
⚡ How the biggest problem with green hydrogen production is not its water impact but its energy consumption
? How hydrogen barely moves today, and what that reveals about the difficulty of using it as a transportation fuel
? How producing small amounts of hydrogen from wastewater treatment plants is fully doable, yet barely desirable
? How optimizing the production of green hydrogen requires very specific geographic properties, and where that applies
?️ How the World barely features half the renewable production capacity needed if we wanted to just switch from gray to green hydrogen
? How the Hydrogen economy may well be the false nose of Fossil Fuel Companies to keep striving in a decarbonized world
? How Turquoise hydrogen production makes a lot of sense, already today, but has a limited market potential for its byproducts.
?? How turning Biogas into Hydrogen sounds like a very weird thing to do.
? How electrolysis processes don't really allow to valorize the oxygen byproduct today, and why.
? How Hydrogen is an amazing good and tool, just not to be wasted as a fuel
? How the European Union and the UK daydream about Hydrogen, and how it may be a last resort solution for Japan and South Korea
? How batteries are not perfect but have a clear path to scale
?️ How to be serious and earnest about decarbonization, states shall start with relevant policies
? How we shall start with the low hanging fruit when putting hydrogen and decarbonization in the same equation
? Canada tackling carbon taxes, CO2 prices as business enablers, Hydrogen promoters being useful idiots, Hydrogen as a sunk cost fallacy, Hopium... and more!
? ... and of course, we concluded with the ????? ???? ????????? ?
➡️ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript)
➡️ Read Paul's best hydrogen articles
➡️ Contact BlueTech Research: info@bluetechresearch.com
Released:
Mar 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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