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President Emmanuel Macron’s recent campaign to find support for pink hydrogen production in Europe remains at odds with the growing consensus of the technology’s economic feasibility
Renewables are increasingly out-competing nuclear generation in terms of cost
SECOND LIFE Hydrogen production offers existing nuclear sites alternative revenue streams as its influence on power markets wanes
ECONOMIC REALITY Any prospective projects still face the high costs and long delays that plague the nuclear sector
KEY QUOTE The idea of diverting electricity for hydrogen production is completely nuts ...
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Such is the rigour for safety, regulation and quality in the civil nuclear industry, the whole supply chain is being drawn into a process of business and engineering improvement that is proving beneficial for engineers across a myriad of other industries, says Julian Vance-Daniel of Vessco Engineering
A small but bullish band of researchers are developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to provide firm low-carbon electricity in a decentralised, flexible power system. But time to make an impact on the energy transition is running out
Corporate attempts to match every hour of consumption with renewable production could pave the way for grid decarbonisation
The nuclear sector wants to cash in on the emerging demand for low-carbon energy by powering hydrogen electrolysis, but not everyone is convinced the industry’s arguments stack up
Rocketing bills and worries over energy security sound like the perfect excuse to pump investments into large-scale infrastructure schemes—but in Europe at least, appetite for big projects is limited
The European Union is faced with making a number of key decisions imposed by the climate emergency and the need for drastic CO2 reduction. More than ever, the fight against climate change also needs to contribute to the economic recovery by developing the EU industry and technologies of the future. Low-carbon hydrogen meets both ambitions, says Christelle Rouillé, from EDF subsidiary Hynamics
As with any technology, the key to cost reduction is the rate at which the technology is deployed, but the hydrogen economy is moving forward slowly
