Blue hydrogen is produced through steam methane reforming, which creates hydrogen and carbon monoxide from natural gas. Additional water is added to convert the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, capturing the carbon dioxide emissions through CCUS technology. This results in nearly pure hydrogen while producing minimal emissions. Green hydrogen uses electrolysis powered by renewable electricity like wind and solar to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, generating zero emissions. Blue hydrogen is the most economical currently but green hydrogen is the cleanest method.
Blue hydrogen is produced through steam methane reforming, which creates hydrogen and carbon monoxide from natural gas. Additional water is added to convert the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, capturing the carbon dioxide emissions through CCUS technology. This results in nearly pure hydrogen while producing minimal emissions. Green hydrogen uses electrolysis powered by renewable electricity like wind and solar to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, generating zero emissions. Blue hydrogen is the most economical currently but green hydrogen is the cleanest method.
Blue hydrogen is produced through steam methane reforming, which creates hydrogen and carbon monoxide from natural gas. Additional water is added to convert the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, capturing the carbon dioxide emissions through CCUS technology. This results in nearly pure hydrogen while producing minimal emissions. Green hydrogen uses electrolysis powered by renewable electricity like wind and solar to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, generating zero emissions. Blue hydrogen is the most economical currently but green hydrogen is the cleanest method.
Blue hydrogen is produced through steam methane reforming, which creates hydrogen and carbon monoxide from natural gas. Additional water is added to convert the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, capturing the carbon dioxide emissions through CCUS technology. This results in nearly pure hydrogen while producing minimal emissions. Green hydrogen uses electrolysis powered by renewable electricity like wind and solar to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, generating zero emissions. Blue hydrogen is the most economical currently but green hydrogen is the cleanest method.
Blue hydrogen is derived from natural gas through the process of steam methane reforming (SMR). SMR mixes natural gas with very hot steam, in the presence of a catalyst, where a chemical reaction creates hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Additional water is added to the mixture converting the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and creating more hydrogen. The carbon dioxide emissions produced are then captured and stored underground using Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technology leaving nearly pure hydrogen.
Blue H2 facts: • The most common and economical way to produce hydrogen • When used with CCUS, blue hydrogen produces nearly zero emissions • Alberta has the infrastructure to produce blue hydrogen cheaper than any other jurisdiction in the world Natural Gas Pure Hydrogen Hydrogen and Hydrogen and remains Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide are formed are formed
Steam Steam CO2 removed, transported
and permanently stored
5468 GREEN HYDROGEN Green hydrogen is the production of hydrogen from renewable energy through electrolysis. It is a process that splits water into its basic elements – hydrogen and oxygen – using an electric current. The electricity used in the process comes from renewables.
Green H2 facts: • Most expensive method for producing hydrogen • Producing hydrogen generates zero emissions • Electrolysis can be powered by renewable energy such as wind, hydropower and solar energy
Clean water is pumped
into the electrolyser
The water is split by
an electric charge into hydrogen and oxygen O2 The oxygen is released H2 into the atmosphere or utilized H 2O
