This time-efficient course is intended for those seeking a comprehensive, hype-free and independent perspective on the production of clean (low-carbon) hydrogen from hydrocarbon feedstocks, including natural gas, coal and biomass.
You will leave with a clearly explained, business-focused perspectives on the various technologies and processes in both hydrogen production and carbon abatement. You want to separate what is actually happening in the market from the headlines and hype, and to identify the drivers, near-term and strategic opportunities for your business. You want to evaluate the barriers to the growth of hydrogen production from hydrocarbons along with the potential competitive advantages, illustrated by examples taken from a global perspective.
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This course has been broken down into three online sessions each lasting approximately three hours.
Session 1: Tuesday 20 April - 14:00 - 17:00 CET / CEST
Session 2: Wednesday 21 April - 14:00 - 17:00 CET / CEST
Session 3: Thursday 22 April - 14:00 - 17:00 CET / CEST
Course Benefits:
Learn to speak the language of blue hydrogen, turquoise hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Gain a clear understanding of the critical linkages between fossil fuels, hydrogen production and CCS processes and infrastructure
Review up-to-date examples of projects, announced policy strategies and key players across the various market segments
Discuss both the pros and the cons of ‘blue’ vs ‘turquoise’ hydrogen production methods
Learn how cross-sector, integrated and clustered approaches to hydrogen project development are being followed
Understand and contrast the realistic timescales for hydrogen deployment and growth
Stay up-to-date on the best practices, business model approaches and strategic positioning of potential partners and competitors
This Course Includes:
Access to all three sessions each lasting approximately three hours
All session recordings & any course materials covered during the course
Interactive format with dedicated Q&A sections with the trainer
Flexible access on any device
A certificate of attendance after full completion of the course
Agenda
Attend live or watch the recordings. Each session includes dedicated Q&A sections throughout.
Session 1: 20th April 14:00-17:00 CET
Blue & Turquoise hydrogen production
The vast majority of hydrogen today is produced from coal or gas, but without the abatement of co-produced carbon dioxide.
How is hydrogen separated from fossil fuels? How does the need to produce hydrogen in a lower-carbon way shift the balance of technology choice? What is the state of both conventional and low-carbon hydrogen production today, and what do innovations and examples say about new opportunities ahead?
Hydrogen via gasification and reforming (‘blue’)
The ‘spectrum’ of hydrogen production methods: a critical review
Production process inputs, outputs and key metrics
Steam methane reforming (SMR)
Partial oxidation (POX) and Auothermal reforming (ATR)
Gasification, including emerging methods
Quantifying issues of scale and scalability (understanding the key numbers)
Session 2: 21st April 14:00-17:00 CET
Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
If hydrogen production from fossil fuels is to remain an option in a world of clean hydrogen, then its fate is intrinsically linked to that of carbon capture and storage technology.
What is the status and likely timescales for further commercialisation of CCS? What sources of innovation and cost reduction exist? What will be the political and economic drivers for CCS deployment?
CCS technology, status and project examples
Capturing carbon: technologies, efficiencies and costs for hydrogen producers
Transporting carbon: options and infrastructure
Storing carbon: options, including emerging innovation
CCUS: examples of ‘utilisation’ as an additional alternative to (or source of) storage
Reviewing current carbon capture and storage worldwide: scale, locations and applications
Economics, policy and growth
Upcoming and recently announced CCS projects (with and without hydrogen production)
Industrial clustering and integrated ‘hydrogen valleys’ with CCS
Reviewing the policy status of CCS/CCUS
Carbon pricing or other policy options for driving CCS adoption
Examining issues of deliverability and deployment: what are the practical barriers?
Session 3: 21st April 14:00-17:00 CET
Deployment and growth strategies and challenges
In comparison to ‘green’ hydrogen from renewable power, hydrogen production from hydrocarbons will involve clear distinctions in scale, complexity and supply chain integration.
Why are industrial clusters so crucial to the future of blue hydrogen in particular and how are they being developed? In the context of policy targets and low-carbon strategies, how do blue and turquoise hydrogen compare and contrast – and how might they compete with green? What are the key barriers and risks that stand in the way of both strategic growth and individual project developments?
Policy & market factors
Clean hydrogen targets and supports: where is policy at present?
Assessing energy sector competitors, strategies and motivations
Market entry and sustainability considerations
Production costs, price risks and market value: examining the economic landscape facing blue and turquoise hydrogen production
The importance of regulatory mechanisms such as certification and guarantees of origin
Project deployment factors
Essential project development and deployment considerations; including land, resource access, safety, supply chain complexity and more
A deeper dive into integrated cluster and hydrogen hub approaches
Hydrogen distribution infrastructures
Competition between centralised and distributed hydrogen production (including ‘blue’ vs. ‘green’)
Summary: building a checklist for project feasibility, development and delivery
Meet the Trainers
Dr John Massey is Managing Director of Grey Cells Energy Ltd., where he conducts independent market assessment and opportunity/risk analysis for clean energy technologies. He delivers market briefings, oneto- one coaching and training courses worldwide, both online and in-person, along with strategy and business plan consulting to help companies (particularly SMEs) position themselves to best grasp new low-carbon market opportunities.
In addition to delivering training globally under his “Grey Cells Energy” brand, John is a co-founder of Astute New Energy, helping firms to navigate the changing power sector through business, strategy and stakeholder communication advisory work.
Stephen B. Harrison is the founder and managing director at sbh4 GmbH in Germany. His work focuses on decarbonisation and greenhouse gas emissions control. Hydrogen and CCS are fundamental pillars of his consulting practice.
With a background in industrial and specialty gases, including 27 years at BOC Gases, The BOC Group and Linde Gas, Stephen has intimate knowledge of hydrogen and carbon dioxide from commercial, technical, operational and safety perspectives. His expertise extends to the full length of the value chain from production, purification, distribution and storage through to utilisation. For 14 years, he was a global business leader in these FTSE100 and DAX30 companies and had the opportunity to appreciate how businesses function and how people communicate around the world.
Stephen has extensive buy-side and sell-side M&A due diligence experience in the energy and clean-tech sectors. In addition to supporting multi-billion Euro mega-transactions, he has advised numerous transactions involving the German 'Mittelstand‘ and European cross-border mid-market deals. Private Equity firms and investment fund managers are regular clients, gaining renewable energy sector insights to support asset allocation decisions.
As a member of the H2 View and gasworld editorial advisory boards, Stephen advises the direction of editorial content for these two leading international publications. In addition to writing editorial feature articles he specialises in C-level interviews. Working with Environmental Technology Publications, he is a member of the scientific committee for CEM 2023 - the leading international conference for continuous emissions monitoring and air quality.
What Attendees Are Saying
“The best part of the training was the level of engagement from the trainer; he was very clear in his explanations and was taking the time to answer all queries from trainees.”
“Slides were informative, good delivery from the trainer, and technology worked well. Good idea to space it out over three days as it was less disruptive.”