Global Hydrogen Corridors: Essential Pathways To Decarbonisation

Barend van Schalkwyk, business development director at OCI Global explores the impact of global hydrogen corridors on decarbonising energy-intensive industries   [caption id="attachment_41036" align="alignleft" width="368"] Barend van Schalkwyk, business development director at OCI Global[/caption] Lower-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, methanol and ammonia, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) across some of the most energy- intensive industries, including shipping, industrial manufacturing, agriculture and power generation. As a new low carbon hydrogen economy emerges worldwide, regions with the best access to renewable feedstock sources, technology developments and geographical advantages have the opportunity to take the global lead in production – though the regulatory landscape remains a fundamental factor. Today, there are discrepancies between key producing regions such as the USA, where there is financial incentive to drive the production of lower-carbon ammonia and methanol, and the EU, where regulation is driving high demand for lower-carbon products. Meeting global climate goals will require a substantial increase of these products and...