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| The African nation aiming to be a hydrogen superpower |
| 2021-12-28 |
| [BBC] "So now finally, we're on the map," says Philip Balhoa about Lüderitz, a town in southern Namibia, where harsh desert meets pale ocean. The port town has previously benefited from diamonds and fishing booms, but now struggles with high rates of unemployment and aging infrastructure. A proposed green hydrogen project is set to be "the third revolution of Lüderitz," says Mr Balhoa, a member of the town council. He hopes that the project will train and employ local people, or "Buchters" as they affectionately call themselves - bringing down the town's 55% unemployment rate. "For a town that's really been struggling economically over the past 10 or 15, maybe longer, years, this is something that people are really very excited about," he says. The project will be based near the town in the Tsau //Khaeb National Park, and ultimately produce around 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year. In simple terms, the renewable energy from the sun and wind will be used to separate hydrogen molecules from desalinated water. Those hydrogen molecules in their pure form or in derivative green ammonia can make up a variety of products, including sustainable fuels. The preferred bidder, Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, is set to start production in 2026 and will have the rights to the project for 40 years, once the necessary feasibility processes are concluded. The firm says the four years of construction are likely to create 15,000 direct jobs and 3,000 more during full operations - and that 90% of them will be filled by locals. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Greenland, Iceland. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2021-12-28 21:27 |
| #8 Hydrogen can be stored in a titanium hydride sponge at room temperature. |
| Posted by: KBK 2021-12-28 15:07 |
| #7 LNG at -163C already uses 10% of the natural gas energy content to liquefy it. As you get closer to absolute zero, the cooling process becomes less energy efficient. Liquid hydrogen currently requires about 1/3 of its energy content to liquefy it. Add in the turbo cooling plant, storage and transport and it becomes a money loser. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Throsing2556 2021-12-28 14:33 |
| #6 Liquid state 600 lb thermos bottles currently in use. Same for liquid oxygen. Fear greatest problem as bad as with Covid nannies. This is the future electric big failure. Boiling point of Hydrogen is -252.9°C.Boiling point of Oxygen is -183°C. Boiling point for nitrogen -195.79°C. |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-12-28 14:09 |
| #5 I'd like see them or anyone else try From the Way Back archives" Explosion sends fuel trucks hundreds of yards into the air as explosion destroys 500 vehicles and causes damage worth tens of millions of pounds at Afghan customs depot |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-12-28 13:57 |
| #4 I'd like see them or anyone else try to export hydrogen. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Throsing2556 2021-12-28 13:54 |
| #3 A different kind of Hydrogen bomb... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-12-28 13:07 |
| #2 Dateline 2030: A Namibian 'green' hydrogen plant was utterly destroyed in a gigantic explosion. Officials say the blast occurred when a 3rd shift maintenance worker opened a valve and sparked a flame to heat his lunch. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-12-28 11:03 |
| #1 I suspect this is still primarily Greenscam but this is the kind of thing we will depend on in the future - use excess solar power in one place (or nuclear at one time) to manufacture chemicals or liquid transportation fuels. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-12-28 10:30 |