The global transition towards sustainable energy has placed green fuels at the forefront of efforts to decarbonize aviation, maritime, and heavy industries. These green fuels — renewable diesel (RD), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol — promise a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. However, mainstream adoption requires overcoming significant barriers, including scalability, infrastructure […]
Can natural gas pipelines handle hydrogen?
Hydrogen is emerging as a promising option to decarbonize power generation, transportation, and other industries. One of the most significant barriers to scaling up hydrogen use is the lack of a transportation network. Currently, hydrogen is transported via high-pressure tube trailers and liquefied hydrogen tankers, but these methods are not economically feasible for large-scale and […]
Finding the perfect spot to build your next project
Selecting the site for a new hydrogen project, chemicals plant, or renewable energy facility can be a long and rigorous process. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is driving investment into new energy transition projects, but location is often a critical factor in project’s success. Whether it’s the company’s first, second, or hundredth facility, finding the […]
Refineries improving margins through better utilization of off-gas streams
Hydrocarbon-rich off-gas streams from distillation, conversion, cracking, and other processes are collected to heat various processes throughout refineries and petrochemical plants. Examples of these off-gas streams include still gas, the top product from a refinery’s distillation column, and steam cracker tail gas, which is composed mostly of methane and hydrogen. Aggregation of these off-gas streams […]
ICE car bans: What? Where? When?
Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles have been commercially available since the late 1800s when Carl Benz patented the now historic Benz Patent Motor Car, model no. 1, and for over 100 years they have been integral to transportation around the world. But now with the world advancing with energy transition, we are seeing steps towards […]
What’s new with hydrogen in transportation?
The transportation sector has the highest reliance on fossil fuels and accounted for 37% of CO2 emissions from end-use sectors in 2021. Various industries of the transportation sector have started researching hydrogen as an alternative fuel source, and in this blog, ADI will look at the technological progress that has been made and some of […]
2023 Hydrogen Outlook: Will the rubber meet the road?
Circa 2005, I was part of a fuels strategy team at an oil company when hydrogen was riding the second wave of hype (the first was during the oil crises of 1970s) following President George Bush’s proclamation of building a hydrogen economy. That along with high oil and gas prices led us through a deep […]
2022 Midstream Outlook: Challenging times ahead
Midstream companies will cut back on capital spending in 2022 significantly by over 50% from 2021 The projections for capital spending in 2022 by large midstream players show a consistent trend of cutting back from 2021 spending. For example, Kinder Morgan expects to cut $1 billion in capital spending while Enbridge has announced a capex […]
December 2019: Hydrogen Markets- ARPA-E
December 9, 2019- The ARPA-E Methane Pyrolysis Cohort Kickoff was held on December 9-10 in Houston, TX. Some of the goals for the kickoff included conversations on the potential space for methane pyrolysis and its products, moving towards commercialization, and benchmarking methane pyrolysis against emerging technologies. CEO of ADI Analytics, Uday Turaga presented on, “Hydrogen Markets” including anomalies of […]
