Russia planned by 2050 to earn money on hydrogen exports from 23.6 to 100.2 billion dollars a year. It is reported by RBC with reference to the draft concept of the development of hydrogen energy until 2024.
Country found a new way to earn and want to supply the world market from 7.9 to 33.4 million tons of environmentally friendly hydrogen species. The difference in forecasts is associated with various scenarios for the development of demand. Currently, there are no hydrogen energy market, but in the future it can become large due to the development of technologies and scaling of hydrogen energy, the authors of the concept are confident.
Russia is aimed at occupying 20 percent of this market by 2030. Demand for hydrogen can significantly increase due to the plans of the European Union by 2050 to achieve complete carbon neutrality. So far, there are no industrial projects for the production of “green” hydrogen in Russia, but for their appearance in the government, special state support measures are discussed.
The color gradation of hydrogen depends on the method of its production and carbon trail, that is, the amount of harmful emissions. The cleanest, “green” is considered to be the one that is produced by energy from renewable sources by electrolysis of water. “Blue” is called hydrogen produced from natural gas. In this case, carbon dioxide accumulates in special storage facilities. In the production of “gray” hydrogen, harmful emissions go to the atmosphere.