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Clean Hydrogen Derivatives


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This course is designed to give a clear businessperson’s summary of the technological, market and economic/competitive issues around the key commodities which can be decarbonised through the use of clean hydrogen in their production.

It will examine direct derivatives such as ammonia, methanol and synfuels, along with the impact clean hydrogen may have on the production and trading of other products such as green steel.

Clear explanations will be given on technological pathways and key terminologies, in language accessible to non-engineers and commercial businesspeople. The positioning of these hydrogen derivatives in both current and potential future markets will be presented, framed with discussion around the economic and competitive factors which will determine market growth

As well as explaining key concepts, the presented content will draw on current market examples, published models, scenarios and forecasts, and on fundamental physical and chemical constraints (for example illustrated by utilising simple calculations and quantifications).  


Course Objectives:

  • Review the key derivatives of hydrogen, with their market drivers

  • Understand common terminology and technologies within the sector

  • Quantify essential metrics and constraints to the production and trade of hydrogen derivatives

  • Assess the role of clean ammonia in the future hydrogen supply chain

  • Analyse the pathways to combine clean hydrogen with captured CO2

  • Understand how different policy mechanisms and end-use drivers will influence the growth and competition between different hydrogen derivatives

  • Examine market and project examples, both current and planned

  • Assess the impact of decarbonisation in key sectors such as shipping, aviation and power


This Course Includes:

  • Access to all three sessions each lasting approximately three hours

  • 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: 2nd August, 14:00 - 17:00 CEST

Green and blue ammonia

Ammonia production pathways

  • Current ‘grey’ grey ammonia production

  • Cleaner pathways to ammonia production: ‘blue’ and ‘grey’ routes

  • Current and planned projects for clean ammonia production

  • Key numbers and metrics, including hydrogen requirements, efficiencies, costs

  • Pros and cons of competing clean ammonia options

Market opportunities and competition for clean ammonia

  • Current and future ammonia markets

  • Ammonia as a hydrogen carrier, including ‘cracking’ (dehydrogenation)

  • Direct use: options for ammonia growth into transport and power applications

  • Alternatives to ammonia

  • Technological, economic and scale factors


Session 2: 3rd August, 14:00 - 17:00 CEST

Green methanol and synthetic hydrocarbons

Combining clean hydrogen with carbon utilisation

  • Linking green hydrogen production with CCUS: pathways and drivers

  • Green methanol production

  • Synthetic fuels, including aviation fuels (SAF) and methane

  • Key numbers and metrics, including hydrogen & CO2 requirements, efficiencies, costs

  • A review of market examples, project proposals and timeframes

Market opportunities and competition

  • Direct use of methanol

  • Methanol as a hydrogen carrier?

  • The pros and cons of methanol vs. ammonia, as a green hydrogen derivative

  • Utilisation options for other hydrogen derivatives

  • Technological, economic and scale factors


Session 3: 4th August, 14:00 - 17:00 CEST

Growth opportunities and barriers for hydrogen derivatives

Examining the future role of hydrogen derivatives

  • A review of future models, scenarios and forecasts

  • Competition for fuels to decarbonise shipping and aviation, and for energy storage

  • The barriers to transportation and storage of hydrogen (and the role of its derivatives)

  • Policy mechanisms to create demand for hydrogen derivatives and ensure they are ‘clean’

  • Beyond direct derivatives: the role of other products such as clean steel in influencing the hydrogen market (and the market scope of its derivatives)

Summarising the economic opportunities and risks for hydrogen derivatives

  • Identifying other project development risks and barriers

  • The role of customers and off-takers

  • The roles of other stakeholders

  • Fundamental constraints and limits to hydrogen derivative trading

  • Emerging and essential technological breakthroughs


Meet the Trainer

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.


What Attendees Are Saying

Very well prepared instructor. Well prepared slides. Realistic view of the opportunities...not fantasy.
— Senior Broker, Blue Ocean Brokerage
The trainer was very knowledgeable in the area of services that are required by a renewable network.
— Partner, Ianus
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