What is renewable hydrogen ?
What is renewable hydrogen ?
The vision at Ørsted to create a world that runs entirely on green energy , but some activities that require large amounts of energy , such as heavy industry , shipping and aviation , cannot be decarbonised by renewable electricity alone .
This is when green hydrogen comes into play . Renewable hydrogen , also known as green hydrogen , will play a vital role in decarbonising industry and transport , which will help companies around the world reach their net-zero ambitions .
Green hydrogen starts with a renewable energy source like offshore wind , which produces renewable electricity . This is used to split water into oxygen and hydrogen , and the hydrogen can be used by heavy industry to reduce its carbon emissions .
The renewable hydrogen industry in the UK is in its infancy . Ørsted believes that , in the same way the cost of generating wind power has dropped by more than 60 % since 2012 , renewable hydrogen will rapidly reduce in cost . With continuing support for its development , it can become low-cost , widely-available , and a key part of the green energy system .
In the UK , Ørsted is one of the lead partners in a renewable hydrogen project called Gigastack . The project , based in the Humber , will produce renewable hydrogen using electricity from the Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm , to be used by the Phillips66 refinery .
170 January 2022