Oxygen doing it cheaply could be the holy grail of green energy so could hydrogen become the fuel of the future thats what were looking at today are made and been physical and the share prices of companies in the industry have soared more than 500 percent in the past year there are several reasons 0 emissions vehicles are all the rage many countries are going koppen free in the next few decades u. S. President joe biden has thrown his weight behind the sector and the European Union plans to scale up and Hydrogen Projects in polluting Industries Like chemicals and steel but a lot of the focus are fire has been on cars the question is will Hydrogen Powered cars overtake their electric cousins. Whats the deal when we all supposed to be driving plug in electric cars that are on offer as part of car sharing plans in many cities. But now theyre closer to things. Over the past 2 decades several hydrogen models have been unveiled so most of them use hydrogen and combustion engines but what about Hydrogen Cars with electric motors like this one. We also the head of the German Hydrogen and fuel Cell Association about the advantage over plug in cars. Plug in electric cars have a distance problem and ranges are growing become with up to 4 hours recharging time who wants to set off on vacation and have to take a 4 hour break every 250 kilometers its not an option this isnt working. How does this h 2 powered car what it involves the kind of factory known as a fuel cell. From the air and hydrogen from the tank come together and react in the fuel cell producing electricity that pose the cause election. Comes out of the title pipe. Unlike combustion engines no exhaust fumes or Carbon Dioxide produced. But only a few car makers manufacture them such as hi im dying on toyota and the Technology Remains expensive a car like this toyota mirai costs 79000 euros at the moment in the future and new model is expected to sell for about 64000. 00 euros why is it still so costly. And why the vehicles are sufficiently well developed to be sold at ordinary car prices if they were mass produced. But at the moment theres a lack of demand perhaps also theres not enough state intervention to ensure that enough vehicles are accepted. Thats all well and good but so far the hydrogen itself is mainly produced using fossil fuels not exactly climate friendly. The found Wolf Institute for systems and Innovation Research has calculated how much h. T. Would be needed in germany to fully exploit Hydrogen Technologies and its unlocked. In 2018 a total of 560 terawatt hours of electric power was used in germany even if electricity consumption state the same in 2050 as much as double that would be required to produce all the hydrogen needed for fuel cells and for making synthetic fuel. To generate all those extra power germany would have to expand wind and solar on a massive scale to produce both enough hydrogen for transportation and enough electricity for other uses. That would mean. That. If we want to or are allowed to use hydrogen for mobility then this hydrogen can only be generated with Renewable Energy. We would have to build up trade relations with countries with huge amounts of space sunshine and wind available and that are willing to become our Energy Providers of the future. Sustainable Energy Plants would have to be built there so hydrogen could be produced and transported via pipelines or ships to germany but youre. Ok so the message is Renewable Energy would have to be expanded massively to produce enough hydrogen but not only is there still a lack of hydrogen but also if the necessary infrastructure such as filling stations in the capital berlin there are currently just 5 hydrogen filling stations and a total of 90 throughout germany. Filling up takes just 3 minutes and then the car can travel 500 kilometers. Remotely made of driving 100. Costs just as much as with a Diesel Engine so its not more expensive for the customer the industry has agreed to build a significant number of filling stations up to 400. 00 of them without looking at exactly how many cars there actually are. Support from policymakers not just to expand Renewable Energies but also Hydrogen Production in december the German Government launched a new Pilot Project in chile where siemens plans to produce Synthetic Fuels using hydrogen experts think that h 2 technology in the form of fuel cells is also being taken more seriously. And put some 10 years ago it was more like an engineers dream its such a cool and Clever Technology and we now have clear binding climate targets in the green deal gave us more ambitious targets we realized these are not attainable with conventional combustion engines we simply need different technologies. On the other hand the Global Market for hydrogen on Synthetic Fuels made his growing scientists at the phone before institute calculate the market value up to 190000000000 euros by 2030 and as much as 680000000000 euros by 2050. Good prospects than the hydrogen technology. In 10 years many more of these vehicles looks to be cruising through the country. But its still not a Given Hydrogen as a fuel for cars sounds great the gas could one day play a major role in slowing Global Warming still its not always the best technology that quits its the one that clinches market share and rides the Network Effect some analysts are warning of a bubble a frenzy of hydrogen related stocks has Companies Trading at extreme prices based on expectations that their revenue will surge in the future despite worries about possible headwinds for the sector it was a similar burst of enthusiasm about 20 years ago that proved short lived and another thing is Abundant Energy source has to get a lot greener to make an impact on the planet if it really hits the streets that is or takes its place in other industries. Hydrogen is considered an important Energy Source of the future its supposed to make a key part of europes transition to sustainable sources of power. Course of rotterdam is investing in h 2 in a big way. Its planning to build a Hydrogen Network covering the entire ports aiming to become a hub for producing importing and transporting the gas to other European Countries but is hydrogen truly green. Hydrogen itself is actually colorless but its called gray blue or indeed green depending on the manufacturing process used to produce it today most hydrogen is grain its made from fossil fuels like natural gas and coal and produces high levels of c o 2 emissions. Blue hydrogen is also grey in the sense that it too is gained from fossil fuels but the climate damaging c o 2 is captured and stored in empty gas fields under the sea for example. So the Carbon Footprint is significantly lower. In the green many factoring process hydrogen is derived from water and this is the only form of h 2 production that can be described as sustainable and a lot of obviously very all hydrogen is overseen because its almost the molecule true but the different Manufacturing Processes determine how high the Greenhouse Gas emissions are and how clean the hydrogen is. Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen with the help of electricity. But that electricity doesnt always come from 0 emission sources. So even Green Hydrogen is only sustainable if the power used to make it comes from renewable. Such as wind also low power. Only then is it produced without emitting any Carbon Dioxide. But if its to be green and sustainable the hydrogen has to be produced using renewables asked for it. But what if a country doesnt have enough renewable electricity to cover the need for green Hydrogen Production. Germany for example has insufficient wind and solar power so by 2050 the country will have to import 45000000 tons of hydrogen the risk there is that transporting it of a Long Distances by ship or pipeline could cause further environmental damage. Im 100. 1 point of course a certification we need a Global Certification system to really prove that this hydrogen has been produced from green electricity. Going to right now we dont have that because theres no agreement on it yet. Another hurdle for a quick transition to truly Green Hydrogen is the cost. Bins it moment in didnt get in the arctic if you compare renewable green or Even Hydrogen with fossil fuels under the current Regulatory Framework then its a very expensive option and another for the total value and. But as more electricity is produced from renewable sources Green Hydrogen should become less expensive. Predict the cost will more than half by 2030 but so far the production of Green Hydrogen is not widespread in the European Union. Experts predict that the blue option where the c o 2 emitted during production is stored remain a key source of hydrogen for years to come. Well germany is keen on expanding its capacity for Hydrogen Production the aim is to produce the gas on an industrial scale with 0 emissions this Green Hydrogen would be used not only for fuels but also for heating and generating electricity still produces like to. Get or investing billions of euros to make production climate you troll with the help of Hydrogen Power even oil giants are getting in on the act b. P. Developing a Renewable Hydrogen project at its refinery here in germany to replace a big chunk of its fossil based Hydrogen Consumption the road to Greener Energy leads to m. Slammed the northern german district hopes to play a leading role in the countrys transition to Renewable Energy. Tim huisman coordinates the development of Hydrogen Production infrastructure in the region. This wind back together with offshore Wind Turbines to generate the power that will be used to produce hydrogen in a Carbon Neutral process. Behind using hydrogen is to achieve neutrality and strength from fossil fuels using Renewable Energies replacing all that natural gas and petroleum by alternatives and that has to be wind energy or solar energy. Slender is in good shape economically with modern industrial and commercial enterprises well funded with taxes the region can afford to invest heavily in the energy transition. Oil multinational b. P. Runs a huge refinery in ms land. Refineries like this one are among the biggest industrial consumers of hydrogen several tons per hour needed to remove sulfur from the gasoline and diesel produced here. But whats being used is socalled Grey Hydrogen derived from natural gas in a process which emits large amounts of climate damaging c o 2 the plant is being converted so that in future it can produce Carbon NeutralGreen Hydrogen. Dont forget that there are large furnishes and plants like these large amounts of energy and here its 120 megawatts 128 reactor tubes filled with catalysts its highly Energy Intensive and produces lots of c o 2. Needs much less energy. But its very expensive without state subsidies it would be difficult to realise the plans. To be subsidized. Costs more than great hydrogen so theres no economic incentive for it why would a Market Driven company use Green Hydrogen just costs them money and their customers wont pay for it so subsidies. And both the German Government and the e. U. Agree that they will be in the billions. Making Industrial Facilities more eco friendly cost a lot of money at this power plant Green Hydrogen could soon replace natural gas. And German Energy multinational plans to build one of the worlds biggest Hydrogen Production plants on this field Green Hydrogen is opening up entirely new business opportunities. That we already have large Storage Facilities in our ports. We can temporarily store the large amounts of hydrogen coleman generated. Be able to. Make it available industries and gas power plants that are switching to a. Stored energy. Coordinated tim who says its important to implement Green Hydrogen quickly that way the existing natural gas Pipeline System can be used for distribution allowing the hydrogen to be transported to every corner of the country. I believe that Green Hydrogen will be dispensable in many sectors which is why it should have been invested in years ago. But its only now that the course has been set the 1st Green Hydrogen plants in ms land should be up and running next year well one good thing about this pandemic for the planet has been the fact that most of us have been at hard denied any sort of travel no exotic holidays or beach time for me ive been locked up here in the studio an economic catastrophe because one in 10 jobs around the world are into risen and officials reckon the. Probably again until 2023 and what they could do in the meantime is trying to clean up the business choosing to fly it comes at a high price in terms of emissions. Say we might soon change that with 0 emission Hydrogen Powered aircraft but is that realistic. Remember when flying was fun. An adventure for free spirits and that jet set feeling. But look at all the fossil fuel that has to be burned to get you to fly just. Flying is the fastest white into the Climate Crisis how do you. But there is hope and innovative ideas the industry is trying to reduce its Carbon Footprint. There are many many reasons to believe and hydrogen. Will lower flight soon be eco friendly whats behind the Green Hydrogen hype. More than 20000 planes when operation around the world before the pandemic carrying over 4500000000 passengers and 29000. Most of them were frequent flyers on domestic flights in the u. S. And china and they accounted for about a quarter of all of the asian emissions the problem with aviation and that theyre a very tiny minority of the world takes a huge share of. While 80 percent has never any. Direct c o 2 emissions from a vacation accounted for at least 2 percent of global emissions in 21000 doesnt sound like much. Unfortunately its the last Energy Intelligence activity that human beings can buy and while you can get an electric car or swap meet for veggies there isnt really a viable eco friendly alternative to Long Distance air travel yet. How did we get into this. Lets go back to where it all began. The world bunions reputation. Is the result. You know a promise of a word that is increasingly connected to was a jet set activity flying was so exclusive because it was very expensive. Airplane it was like oh mercy. An ordinary us domestic ground trip cost around 600. 00 back in the 1970 s. A whopping 4000. 00 in todays money. But then the market was deregulated low Cost Carriers emerged and growth became target number one believe it or not this year alone 100000000 people haitians fly for the 1st time and have you evolved from the privilege of a few into a service from many. Of the feeder markets this is a population that is as a 1st to fly 1st probably more freedom it brings from you have ports to new markets disguised list of limits for the Aviation Industry. Until 2021 to coronavirus it grounded most of the worlds aircraft but the industry is expected to bounce back soon. We think that we will see a return to. Traffic by the end of the 24 ok so people who want to fly and will fly but does it have to involve blasting fossil fuel emissions into the air. Perhaps not and the industry has been quite c