Blue Hydrogen and U238. Two home grown resources in abundance. They are the answer to big bucks and emissions issues. It's a no brainer.
Blue hydrogen is a type of hydrogen that is produced from natural gas using a process called steam methane reforming (SMR) and carbon capture and storage (CCS):
- Production: Natural gas is combined with heated water to produce hydrogen and carbon dioxide as a byproduct.
- Carbon capture and storage: The carbon dioxide produced is captured and stored underground using CCS.
- Description: Blue hydrogen is sometimes called "low-carbon hydrogen" because the carbon emissions are not released into the atmosphere. However, some say that "low carbon" is a more accurate description because 10-20% of the carbon cannot be captured.
Blue hydrogen could be used as a lower-emissions energy carrier to support emissions reductions in sectors like heavy-duty transport, heating, and power production.
The energy industry uses different colors to differentiate between types of hydrogen. Other colors include:
- Brown: Made from brown coal (lignite)
- Pink: Made using nuclear power
- Yellow: Made using solar power or a mix of energy sources from the electrical grid
- Turquoise: Made using methane pyrolysis
- White: Naturally occurring geological hydrogen
The process always strips sulphur from the fuel into a value added by product.
Blue hydrogen can happen overnight in industry terms.
Existing vehicles, home heating, cooking can be converted for cheap.