To produce sustainable hydrogen, one has two options. Either solar or wind in combination with electrolysers or the gasification route. Before discussing Hydrogen from Biomass, first understand electrolysis.
The electrolyser route is resulting in a hydrogen cost price of US $5.5-6 (i.e. INR 400 )/kg H2 (Electricity price of 10c (i.e., INR 5-6)/ KWH) when based on 8000 hours/day operation. However, solar/wind is only available for 2000+ hours/year resulting in a cost price of US $10 (i.e. INR 750-800)/kg H2.
The current price of hydrogen production using natural gas is around US$ 1.40-1.50 (i.e. INR 100)/kg H2 (without CO2 taxation). The Electricity price has to drop dramatically, and CAPEX has to drop as well, to have electrolysers become competitive, which is unlikely.
The gasification route has much more potential to match the natural gas based pricing of hydrogen. There are several reasons:
- The process can operate 8000 hours/year
- The process doesn’t require an electricity infrastructure (no grid investment)
- The process can utilize multiple feed stock’s: Agricultural waste, MSW, Industrial waste, and forestry waste
- The feed stock can have negative pricing, lowering the hydrogen cost
- Fast realisation : no prerequisites like a wind farm or a solar farm
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Biomass Gasification to Hydrogen
Gasification helps in biomass valorisation and reduces fossil fuel consumption.
The biomass or waste-to-hydrogen route offers a quick and significant export value solution for hydrogen production throughout the country.
We utilize our SYN2H technology to generate hydrogen from the syngas. This syngas generated by PyroFlash or PyroGasification installations. With this route, we produce green hydrogen.
The SYN2H technology is aimed at converting syngas into pure hydrogen. The traditional route to convert syngas into hydrogen requires a catalyst for the water-gas shift reaction, CO+H2O>CO2+H2 to boost hydrogen production.
Our SYN2H technology is unique in its requirements to produce hydrogen, as follows:
- There are no catalyst requirements.
- The syngas pressurisation not needed.
- No oxygen-blown gasifiers are needed; air is enough.
Gasifiers equipped with our SYN2H extension have an edge over the electrolysis route to hydrogen. The SYN2H advantages over electrolysis are :
- 24/7 production of hydrogen, as there is no dependence on solar or wind to provide the electricity.
- There is no dependence on water for the electrolysis.
- It’s built to be autarkic in its energy demand.
- Can use multiple feedstocks from wood waste and agriculture residue to yield hydrogen.
- Decentralized applications in rural areas.
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