Now more than ever, Russia needs to seize the opportunity for technological advancement to remain competitive in terms of hydrogen production costs. This opinion was expressed by Denis Deryushkin, head of consultation of the analytical center of the fuel and energy complex, in his column at Infotek.
The expert notes that Russia has accumulated significant experience in creating and implementing technologies for the production and use of hydrogen. At the same time, the recent experience of industrial hydrogen production has been built on the basis of technologies of foreign licensing companies, and joint projects are aimed at exporting large quantities of hydrogen and ammonia to Japan, South Korea and EU countries.
“In Russia, against the background of the changing geopolitical situation in the world, priority areas for the development of the hydrogen energy industry have been updated. The priority now has been to develop our own technological capabilities and meet the needs of the domestic market,” says Denis Deryushkin.
He explains that according to the goals of the “Development of hydrogen energy” roadmap, approved at the end of December last year, it is planned to increase the production of low-carbon hydrogen in Russia to 550 thousand tons per year by 2030.
“Almost all of this volume is planned to be directed to domestic consumption,” says the columnist, noting that hydrogen exports to friendly countries are not excluded either.
The expert cites figures showing a resurgence in demand for hydrogen as a feedstock for the oil refinery and chemical industry, and states that, in the most optimistic scenario, the total global demand for hydrogen will rise to 140 million tons per year by 2030.
“Under current constraints, the top priority will be to replace as soon as possible industry-critical foreign technologies to systematically increase hydrogen production not only in conventional industries but also in the hydrogen energy field in the future.” Deryushkin continues.
The specialist believes that the development of own technologies, pilot projects with a closed cycle of hydrogen production and consumption, and the creation of hydrogen clusters will make it possible to develop technologies, create operating systems for the use of hydrogen energy carriers in Russia. practice scaling them up and develop the necessary competencies in the most promising areas of hydrogen energy.