The energy transition will increasingly rely on electrification powered by renewable energy sources across mobility, buildings, and industry. In this shift, hydrogen plays a crucial role as a versatile energy carrier for storage and conversion. Currently, about 95% of the world’s hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels through thermochemical processes such as natural gas and oil reforming, as well as coal gasification. While water electrolysis using renewable energy shows promise for producing green hydrogen, it is unlikely to meet the full demand for decarbonizing both mobility and industry.
Adapting existing thermochemical technologies, widely used in oil refineries, to produce hydrogen from lignocellulosic biomass presents a viable solution. Additionally, emerging non-thermal activation methods (such as plasma and electrochemistry) and biological processes, although still at lower technology readiness levels (TRLs), offer further potential for hydrogen production. This online seminar, organized by the ELOBIO project and promoted by the H2STEEL project, will explore and discuss these alternative methods for generating hydrogen from biomass.
The webinar will be held on November 21st, 2024, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET, by prof. Dr. Christophe Coutanceau, Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
Participation is free, but registration is required.
