Ever wonder how we can store renewable energy for the long haul and decarbonize tough industries? Brittany Westlake from EPRI dives into the exciting world of hydrogen, exploring its production, diverse applications from powering vehicles to industrial processes, and its crucial role in ensuring a stable energy grid with more solar and wind.
The main topics discussed were:
- EPRI's research into electrolytic hydrogen production, highlighting its flexibility and potential for sector coupling.
- various applications of hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels across different sectors, including power generation, transportation (like forklifts), and heavy industry (steel, cement).
- comparison of hydrogen to other long-duration energy storage technologies, emphasizing that a mix of solutions will likely be necessary.
- The key challenges facing the widespread adoption of hydrogen, such as scaling production, cost competitiveness, and infrastructure development.
- The potential for flexible operation of hydrogen production to contribute to grid stability and better integrate variable renewable energy sources.
