We must shift our focus away from discussing green, blue and turquoise hydrogen (H ₂ ) and instead concentrate on the full greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions lifecycle of hydrogen production. In the United States, the technology-neutral approach to hydrogen yields more fruit than the approach used in Europe. In addition to hydrogen, we need carbon capture regulations to speed up the development o…

Methane – CH₄, the main component of natural gas – might be the key to the success of the hydrogen economy. There are enormous challenges in hydrogen transportation and storage that can be solved by the methanation of renewable hydrogen using captured carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide. In the best case, we can create new carbon sinks and convert many industries to carbon negative. Hydrogen, H2…

Tuulivoimataloudella on ongelma säätövoiman kanssa. Ratkaisu on sijoittaminen laajaan ja monimuotoiseen sähköntuotantoon sekä vetytalouteen. Viime ajat ovat olleet kulkua vuoristoradalla Suomen sähkömarkkinoilla. Kun sähköä tarvitaan enemmän kuin sitä on muuten verkkoon saatavilla, sähköä ostetaan tarjouskaupalla lisää sähköntuottajilta. Jos sähköä on tulossa verkkoon liikaa, sieltä ostetaan sam…

It appears that there is no going back to the days of cheap (fossil fuel) energy: all permanent economic activity is based on trust and trust in the fossil fuel energy market has been lost. It will take time to build the trust back and it remains to be seen, how and when this will happen. As a side effect of the lost trust, the industrial world is now increasingly moving into electricity and hydrog…

Our society needs methane, and there is no way to stop using it. This is the lesson we have learned now that most European countries have done their best to find ways to reduce the use of Russian natural gas. However, we need to learn to use methane better. For example, we have to get more effective in preventing methane leaks. This is important for the economy and even more critical for the enviro…

To maintain security of supply, Europe needs hydrogen produced in a sustainable manner in its area. So far, calls to promote the use of hydrogen have primarily been based on the idea that hydrogen will help us reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the war in Ukraine has shown that European security and the economy also require the production of hydrogen in Europe. In the future, Europe will p…

The European Union is accelerating its transformation into a hydrogen economy. It is time for companies to update their strategies to meet the new reality and make use of new opportunities. The EU has previously stated that it intends to become a hydrogen superpower. In the hydrogen strategy published last year, the European Commission set strategic targets for the installation of at least 6 GW…

The pandemic is changing the world in many ways. In the global energy market, the renewables may take a great leap forward even though some projects may first be delayed. New data suggests that the share of solar and wind energy has been increasing in the grid around the globe. At first sight, the current situation looks bad for renewable energy. Both the corona crisis and the collapse of oil pr…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen launched the European Green Deal last Wednesday, on 11 December. The goal is ambitious. If the European Green Deal becomes reality, the European Union will become climate neutral by 2050. To reach the goal, the EU will have to overturn almost every policy area. Europe inevitably needs hydrogen to reach this arduous goal. Looking at the commissio…

The new European Commission is planning a European Green Deal. The goal is to create the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. This cannot happen without using much more hydrogen than at the moment because hydrogen is a zero-emission fuel when burned with oxygen. However, not all forms of hydrogen are alike. We need to shift from grey hydrogen, the production of which causes CO₂ emissions, to cl…