Brown hydrogen
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Energy - sustainability.
Hydrogen can potentially be burned very cleanly, producing only heat and water.
Brown hydrogen is hydrogen produced in a relatively polluting way, using thermal coal in the production process.
In this context, the term "brown" refers to the heavy carbon impact of using thermal coal (also known as a black or brown coal) to produce this hydrogen.
The hydrogen itself is physically and chemically identical to hydrogen produced using other methods.
- Is hydrogen low carbon?
- "It can be used in a fuel cell or combusted in a boiler, turbine or engine to generate heat or electricity.
- It can be stored in various ways, including at very large scales, and be transported to different end users, in much the same way as natural gas or liquid fuels....
- However, hydrogen can only be considered as a decarbonisation option if it is readily available, at the right price, the right volume and with sufficient confidence it is low carbon.
- In addition, potential users must be able to purchase hydrogen-using equipment, with proper assurances about safety and reliability."
- UK Hydrogen Strategy - August 2021.
See also
- Biofuel
- Blue hydrogen
- Brown
- Brown coal
- Brown energy
- Carbon
- Corporate social responsibility
- Decarbonise
- Electrolysis
- Fossil fuel
- Green energy
- Green hydrogen
- Grey energy
- Grey hydrogen
- Hydrogen
- Peak demand
- Peak oil
- Pink hydrogen
- Renewables
- Sustainability
- Thermal coal
- Turquoise hydrogen
- White hydrogen
- Yellow hydrogen
