As industries look for ways to cut emissions and transition to cleaner energy, hydrogen and ammonia are being seen as key players in decarbonisation. On February 21st, gasworld’s ‘Hydrogen and Ammonia: Cracking the Future of Clean Energy’ webinar will bring together experts to discuss how these molecules are being developed, the challenges that remain, and what’s needed to scale them up globally.
The discussion will cover hydrogen production, ammonia cracking, and how both can be integrated into industrial supply chains. It will also explore the infrastructure and policy changes needed to support their wider adoption.
Among the speakers is Abhimanyu Singh, Senior Manager of Maritime Sales at clean energy solutions company Amogy, who will talk about ammonia’s role in reducing emissions in shipping. Amogy has been working on ammonia-based power systems for vessels, including a project to develop an ammonia-powered ship set to launch in 2024.
James Watt, Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Consultant at energy consultancy WSP, will discuss the development of hydrogen and ammonia infrastructure. WSP has been involved in several hydrogen production and carbon capture projects, looking at how clean hydrogen can be used in industrial processes.
Watt has previously spoken about the launch of the UK Government’s first Hydrogen Strategy, which he called ‘a very welcome development in the Ten Point Plan’ – a £12bn ($15.1bn) strategy devised to help the UK meet its Net Zero targets.
“It also signals good news for the green skills agenda through the forthcoming Hydrogen Sector Development Action Plan. However, it is important that we continue to push our boundaries by innovating and capitalising on the huge opportunities provided by low carbon hydrogen,” he said.
Dipak Mistry, Strategic Business Development Director at technology developer Ceres, will focus on hydrogen electrolysis and ammonia cracking technologies. Ceres is developing solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and electrolysers, which could improve the efficiency of hydrogen and ammonia production.
“The beauty of the technology that we have is that [it is] relevant across all of those fuel types,” he said, speaking on the ship.energy podcast, referring to the fuels used for maritime.
“That’s a really important thing to keep in mind, especially when at this stage, organisations are trying to decide which technologies to adopt. It’s important that those technology decisions are no-regrets decisions.”
Hydrogen and ammonia have the potential to play a major role in cutting emissions in industries from transport to heavy industry, but scaling up production, distribution, and storage remains a challenge.
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