blue hydrogen

California Resources Corp. (CRC), the largest producer in the state, said it would capture carbon emissions at a planned blue hydrogen facility at the Elk Hills Field in Kern County. CRC’s carbon dioxide (CO2) management agreement is with Carbon TerraVault JV Holdco LLC (CTV JV) and Lone Cypress Energy Services LLC. “This CTV storage project…

Zero emissions transportation-centered Nikola Corp. is partnering with Keystate Natural Gas Synthesis LLC to bring what may be Pennsylvania’s first blue hydrogen and chemicals production facility.  KeyState’s planned 7,000-acre production facility is to feature commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) for a blue hydrogen, ammonia and urea production facility. Nikola and KeyState are in the…

The natural gas and oil industry is calling on policymakers to treat all forms of low-carbon hydrogen equally when doling out incentives in order to maximize the reduction of climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Namely, so-called “blue” hydrogen, separated from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), should not be put at…

Policymakers must ensure the supply of conventional energy sources alongside lower carbon ones as the energy transition marches on, according to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) CEO Amin Nasser. The head of the state-owned oil behemoth has been warning of the threats to global energy security posed by underinvestment in oil and natural gas. “Many…

The European Commission (EC) has approved a huge hydrogen initiative that would be financed by 15 European Union (EU) countries and 35 companies as it continues to diversify its energy supplies.  Under the plan, EU member states would work on 41 “important projects of common interest” (IPCEI) to create a hydrogen hub. The IPCEI Hy2Tech…

Energy start-up C-Zero Inc.’s promise to commercially scale carbon-free hydrogen production using natural gas has drawn investments from commodity trading giants through a recent financing round. The California-based company’s latest funding round, completed for $34 million, was led by SK Gas Co., a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Group. Engie New Ventures, the venture capital…

Hydrogen from natural gas is an opportunity for energy companies and will be a key part of the energy transition, industry executives said recently. At CERAWeek by S&P Global held earlier this month, Snam SpA CEO Marco Alverà said “there isn’t one solution that will fit all.” Hydrogen as a fuel will take many forms…

Six U.S. senators, all but one of whom represents a major energy-producing state, last week introduced a series of bills designed to spur development of hydrogen energy infrastructure. “Hydrogen is a versatile energy source, but we lack the infrastructure to reap its benefits for a wide range of industries,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. “This…

Mitsubishi Power Americas Inc. is on a mission to build out a “hub-and-spoke” network of infrastructure to produce, transport and store low-carbon hydrogen in North America, CEO Paul Browning said recently. The company’s large-scale hydrogen partnerships include what it touted as the largest green energy storage project and the largest blue hydrogen project in North…