Analysts say blue hydrogen is not green

Environmental analysts have hit out at UK government plans to promote ‘blue’ hydrogen, claiming it could derail the UK’s net-zero target. So-called ‘blue’ hydrogen is produced by burning natural gas coupled with carbon capture and storage (CCS). Although hydrogen is favoured as a possible replacement for fossil fuels, its reliance on natural gas for its

Onyx to build blue hydrogen plant

Onyx Power wants to make a significant contribution to emission reduction in the Netherlands. In order to reach this goal Onyx Power plans to build a hydrogen production plant at its existing site in the port of Rotterdam to produce low carbon blue hydrogen. With a capacity of 1,200 MW the plant could produce some

Chevron plans to accelerate investments in low-carbon hydrogen

Oil major, Chevron plans to spend about $2.5 billion building up its hydrogen business to accelerate its investment in low-carbon technologies. The company will develop both green and blue hydrogen. Chevron announced last autumn that it was allocating $10 billion toward developing renewable fuels, hydrogen and carbon capture through 2028, but it didn’t specify how

Dastur Energy to partner with Coal India in setting up blue hydrogen plant

Dastur Energy, a division of consultancy major M N Dastur, has given a presentation to the ministry of coal for setting up a blue hydrogen plant with Coal India (CIL). Sources said that the plan is to set up a commercial scale demonstration plant in the east. According to the coal ministry, the presentation was

TN will soon announce policies on green fuels

Tamil Nadu government announced that new policies will be formed for Green and Blue Hydrogen and Ethanol. The Industries Department will draft a policy on Green Hydrogen as the state is getting many proposals for investment. The upcoming policy will give some clarity on Green Hydrogen. The new policies will be in line with the

Experts sound the alarm on oil sector’s blue hydrogen push

The oil and gas industry is promoting the use of “low-carbon” hydrogen derived from methane that is potentially dirtier than burning fossil gas for energy, scientists and analysts have told Climate Home News. Observers say the European Commission’s decision to classify gas as a transition fuel in its green investment list leaves the door open

Reliance industries’ blue hydrogen plan will draw investors

Reliance Industries Ltd.’s plan to repurpose its $4-billion (about Rs 30,000 crore) gasification assets for clean energy will offer the Mukesh Ambani-controlled conglomerate an opportunity to rope in more investors, according to analysts. India’s biggest company by market value will use syngas—a product of coal gasification—to make blue hydrogen at a competitive cost of $1.2-1.5

Reliance Industries targets to become world’s top blue hydrogen maker

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd is targeting to become one of the largest producers of blue hydrogen globally, producing the zero-emission fuel at costs that will be half of the global average. The operator of the world’s largest oil refining complex will re-purpose a Rs 30,000 crore plant that currently converts petroleum coke into