H2 TECHNOLOGY Consortium

BACKGROUND ON CLEAN HYDROGEN AND CARBON INTENSITY IN USA Carbon intensity and the hydrogen rainbow Hydrogen is often classified using a color system according to its production pathway. This approach has caused some confusion and led to a growing effort to reclassify hydrogen based on carbon intensity. The IRA has supported these efforts, using a carbon intensity metric to determine PTC amounts in place of the color system. This metric is more easily comparable across different production pathways and is more accurate in evaluating their associated climate impacts. C2ES used the carbon intensity metric—that is, the relative amount of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted to produce a given amount of hydrogen. Both the IRA and C2ES’s work use the GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation) model to calculate carbon intensity. The value of the IRA’s clean hydrogen PTC is determined by carbon intensity, as demonstrated in Figure 2. Only hydrogen emitting less than 0.45kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen produced is eligible for the full $3/kg credit, otherwise the credit drops to $1/kg for a carbon intensity up to 1.5kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen, and continues to fall thereafter. Different hydrogen production routes may produce significantly varying emissions, whether direct emissions at the point of production or upstream and midstream emissions. Hydrogen produced from fossil fuels, like coal gasification and steam methane reforming (SMR), produce the greatest emissions when unabated with carbon capture and sequestration.

Two weeks to go until Hydrogen Technology Expo North America and Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America take place at the NRG Center in Houston. Get ready for North America's biggest display of hydrogen and carbon capture technologies and solutions! We will be introducing our Multi-megawatt Hydrogen Production Plant for the US middle-market. 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Expandable from 1 MW to 10 MW to match demand. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Tailored solutions for industrial, energy storage, and transportation needs. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲: Utilize the abundant PV and Wind energy in Texas for clean hydrogen production. A special thanks for the cooperation goes to Ecomembrane S.p.A., Recoma Group, ESE Engineering Services for Energy S.r.l., Kelse Engineering srl, Ventures Bridge Inc., Commerciale Tubi Acciaio | CTA Group Microchannel Devices and Pietro Fiorentini - HYTER, who will take part to this year's edition, from June 26th to 27th, booth n.135, NRG Center in Houston, Texas. Register for your FREE ticket today! https://lnkd.in/ekd5A7NC

Outstanding work Paolo! This is another important step in the right direction for H2 TECHNOLOGY Consortium and its members. Thank you ITA Houston - Italian Trade Agency for this opportunity!