The US is well positioned for hydrogen growth but the new administration should be mindful of its long-term potential and solutions will evolve over decades, according to Austin Knight, Vice-President of Hydrogen at Chevron New Energies.
Speaking on the Energy Gang podcast, he said, “Hydrogen is happening, we have cases to show what’s real. We’re actively developing the HyVelocity Hub on the Gulf Coast, integrating natural gas value chains and carbon capture, which customers around the world are demanding. We have to remember all this is long term and these solutions are going to play out over decades – and there will be many more administrations.”
Knight highlighted three main sectors where hydrogen beats the alternatives.
“Firstly, heavy industry for the high heat applications, which are typically using natural gas and refining, and other high heat requirements; heavy duty transportation is where hydrogen is a likely winner – there’s going to be competition with batteries, but that’s an area that’s difficult to electrify at a large scale; and finally there are some really interesting electricity applications, which in some ways is a bit counter intuitive, but in terms of long-duration energy storage or geographies who are energy importers – they may not have much sun or wind, or gas resources. We’re seeing a lot of hydrogen as the right solution in those sectors.”
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