Alternatives to Electrolysis.
I have written a few posts about the main electrolyser technologies and thought I should also turn my attention to others offering alternative 'clean' H2 production methods. Methane pyrolysis is the obvious and is included but there are others:
Monolith - US - Methane pyrolysis. Instead of emitting carbon dioxide, this process generates solid carbon as a byproduct, which can be used in various applications, like in the production of carbon black.
Hazer Group Limited – Australia - Methane pyrolysis to produce hydrogen and solid carbon. Their technology involves an iron ore catalyst, allowing for hydrogen production without direct CO? emissions.
Starfire Energy US- Starfire is working on ammonia decomposition to produce hydrogen. They aim to convert ammonia (produced from renewable sources) back into nitrogen and hydrogen.
SGH2 Energy Global - US - Gasification technology to convert waste materials into hydrogen. This process involves using high-temperature plasma gasification, enabling the transformation of municipal solid waste and other materials into hydrogen with a low carbon footprint.
Ekona Power - Canada- Thermal methane splitting, a process that heats methane to produce hydrogen and solid carbon without CO? emissions, similar to methane pyrolysis.
GTI Energy - US - Developing a technology called sorption-enhanced reforming, which combines steam methane reforming with carbon capture directly in the reactor.
C-Zero - US - Also focuses on methane pyrolysis to split natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon. The solid carbon can then be sequestered or used in other industries, making this a potentially carbon-neutral hydrogen production pathway.
Modern Hydrogen - US - On-site methane pyrolysis systems for distributed hydrogen production. The goal is to produce clean hydrogen at smaller scales close to the point of use
LanzaTech - US - Using biological fermentation, LanzaTech converts waste gases containing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into hydrogen and other chemicals.
Waste2H2 – Canada -?Converting organic waste into Hydrogen for enhanced RNG production and creating efficient,?eco-friendly fuel.
Mote- US - Biomass gasification technology to produce hydrogen from forestry waste and agricultural residues.
Raven SR - US - Proprietry steam and CO? reforming technology that doesn't require combustion and can convert various feedstocks, including organic waste, into hydrogen.
Hydrogen Utopia International PLC - UK - Plastic waste-to-hydrogen technology, using pyrolysis and gasification
Plagazi – Sweden - process converts all types of waste into circular hydrogen through plasma gasification.
QD-SOL LTD. – Israel- Generates hydrogen directly from sunlight using nanoparticles that catalyze separation from water.
Who else should be on this list?
