ajsadauskas, 7 months ago

@Hypx @Baku @AllNewTypeFace @zurohki @AllNewTypeFace wrote: "I’ve seen it claimed that hydrogen is the renewable energy option backed by fossil-fuel interests precisely because it’s impractical."

To which you replied: "The only people saying this are battery investors. They merely want to replace our dependency on fossil fuels with a dependency on their batteries."

But the fossil fuel industry's support for hydrogen and biomethane isn't just some myth cooked up by battery producers.

And you don't need to take my word on that. Here's ExxonMobil on hydrogen:

"Hydrogen produces zero greenhouse gas emissions at its point of use. It's also versatile - suitable for power generation, trucking, and heat-intensive industries like steel and chemicals. We are scaling up production of low-carbon hydrogen to reduce CO2 emissions in our own facilities, and helping others do the same... Natural gas is comprised largely of methane (CH4) and can be turned into hydrogen through a reforming process."

Source: https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/what-we-do/delivering-industrial-solutions/hydrogen

Here's what Australian Gas Networks has to say:

"Australian Gas Networks and the Australian gas sector has a clear vision for a low carbon future using renewable gases such as hydrogen and biomethane. We know we need to deliver on this vision to help Australia meet national and statebased emissions reductions targets, whilst also maintaining the reliability of supply at lowest cost to our customers.

"Hydrogen Park South Australia and Hydrogen Park Gladstone will demonstrate how we can use the existing gas network to deliver blended gas to customers - the Australian Hydrogen Centre (AHC) is the next step in our journey, delivering feasibility studies on blending 10% renewable hydrogen into towns and cities, and plans for a 100% renewable gas future."

Source: https://www.australiangasnetworks.com.au/australian-hydrogen-centre

Here's Gas Energy Australia, a lobby group that represents LNG gas producers:

"We strongly support the inclusion of hydrogen and biomethane in the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Further expanding the way displacement is credited under the ERF to include the full array of emerging renewable gases to replace fossil fuels, would enable the Australian gas industry to make a profound contribution to reducing emissions."

Source: https://www.gasenergyaus.au/about/aims.html

I can give you more examples, including from submissions to government inquires, but this post is getting too long as it is.

No-one is disputing that green hydrogen has an important role to play in decarbonisation.

But.

When oil & gas firms, and their lobbyists, start touting hydrogen, then people will and should ask questions. And no, that's not just battery manufacturers.