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Hydrogen as an Energy Source
Hydrogen is being promoted globally as one of the potential solutions to decarbonising high energy industries and as one of the most promising routes to Net Zero. This is mostly because when hydrogen is used in a combustion process the primary outputs are heat and water, as opposed to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, heat and water from the combustion of hydrocarbon fossil fuels.
Benefits of using Hydrogen in Industry
In addition to being used as a direct replacement for hydrocarbons to provide heat, hydrogen is an adaptable energy source which can be used in fuel cells to generate electricity, combusted in engines and even blended with hydrocarbon fuels to lower overall carbon emissions.
Lucideon and the HyDeploy programme – the hydrogen route to Net Zero
This video shows the progress made by Lucideon and the HyDeploy programme in the assessment of firing materials such as advanced ceramics, bricks, tiles and tableware in a 20% hydrogen / 80% natural gas mix. Presenters from Progressive Energy, Cadent and Lucideon explain this ground-breaking programme and show the latest results ahead of the project completion, which was scheduled for late summer 2022.
To find out more about the wider HyDeploy project visit hydeploy.co.uk
Hydrogen Challenges and the Future
Hydrogen is a very small molecule that requires very low temperatures and high pressures to be liquified. The use of high pressures, low temperatures and its small size lead to a propensity to cause problems such as embrittlement and cracking by permeating into materials that are impervious to other gases. Due to these properties of hydrogen, it can cause problems with many materials commonly used in industry.
The Lucideon Advantage
Lucideon's people have the expertise, knowledge and experience in solving the problems that industries face now, and in the future, when using hydrogen as an energy source. We have facilities and people based in the UK and US that can help you through a consultative process to give you the answers. Contact us here.
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State-of-the-art kiln designed to run on a hydrogen/natural gas blend