We\u2019ve been producing hydrogen at scale for over a century, but up until recently there was hardly any talk about its color\u2014so what do we mean when we say blue or green hydrogen, and what challenges lie ahead for each version?<\/div>\n
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That\u2019s where ESD\u2019s newest training course comes in: the one-day program provides a non-technical overview of the jargon and the issues that surround the production and use of hydrogen as a partial replacement for natural gas and other fossil fuels.<\/div>\n
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Tackling the jargon:<\/strong><\/div>\n
The difference between the various colors of hydrogen isn\u2019t about the hydrogen itself, it\u2019s about how it was made. So how do we make blue hydrogen? How do we produce it at a scale that makes it a viable replacement for fossil fuels? What about green hydrogen? Can either be used with existing equipment?<\/div>\n
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The bottom line:<\/strong><\/div>\n
Regardless of how it\u2019s made, hydrogen is hydrogen, and it poses similar processing challenges no matter what color we call it: there are safety concerns (it\u2019s very explosive), there are leak concerns (it\u2019s hard to seal), and there are transport concerns (it has low volumetric energy density even when it\u2019s compressed).<\/div>\n