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Efficient Hydrogen Production from NG

Hydrogen production has been focused on better conversion of NG/RNG and the capturing of waste emission with purification. This provides increased hydrogen supply using competitive technologies, catalyst based reactants and higher pressure and temperature reactors systems. Many of the components are currently used in industry but the innovation could be the intensified methods or the process with novel catalyst combinations to increase the yield and the efficiency of the conversion.

Table 18: Industrial Technology Summary

Stated Need Technology Descriptor

Impact Ranking Economy Environment

Higher-efficiency industrial heating equipment (process and/or building) with reduced capital cost

High Efficiency

Industrial Heating Equipment

1.61 0.68

Measurement and data management for advanced heating process control

Advanced Monitoring and Process Control

1.63 0.73

CHP units for applications that require less heat, or less continuous heat (e.g. increased electricity generation without sacrificing overall efficiency)

Broader Application CHP Units

1.41 0.50

CO 2 capture systems

from industrial natural gas combustion

Industrial NG Carbon Capture

1.06 0.53

Less energy-intensive hydrogen production from natural gas / renewable natural gas

Efficient Hydrogen Production from NG

1.44 0.55

Figure 25: Industrial Technology Plot

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Economy

Advanced Monitoring and Process Control

Broader Application CHP Units

Efficient Hydrogen Production from NG

Industrial NG Carbon Capture

High Efficiency Industrial Heating Equipment