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Renewable hydrogen and green fuels
How can hard-to-abate sectors be powered by green electricity and water?
How can hard-to-abate sectors be powered by green electricity and water?
The scientific process used to create green hydrogen is electrolysis. In other words, green electricity is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Renewable electricity is generated from wind farms or solar centres and transmitted to the grid or directly to electrolysers.
Electrolysis involves splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen with the help of electricity. Electrolysis produces renewable hydrogen if powered by green energy.
We can use renewable hydrogen in industry or to power medium- to heavy-duty transport. We can also use it to create other green fuels – for shipping, aviation, or industrial use in fertilisers, among other things.
One third of global carbon emissions come from industry and heavy transport. While we have the science for producing renewable hydrogen to decarbonise these sectors, the challenge is to: