> Never trust anything written by lawyers/economics/MBAs on climate change - only analysis by chemical or mechanical engineers is worth reading.
> Methane pyrolysis is an old technology from early days of oil refining for production of hydrogen & Ammonia/fertilizer/Methanol. it yields half as much H2 than SMR/ATR so it can't compete on cost, unless there is carbon tax/CO2 penalty.
Sounds like never trust anything written by chemical or mechanical engineers on costs, only economists/MBA :) ?
To be competitive on cost, not only the percent of used input should be taken into account, but also how much the one and another ways of processing are costing independently. If old technology methane pyrolysis produces half as much H2 but is quarter as cheap per unit of H2, it still wins whatever modern method is.
> Methane pyrolysis is an old technology from early days of oil refining for production of hydrogen & Ammonia/fertilizer/Methanol. it yields half as much H2 than SMR/ATR so it can't compete on cost, unless there is carbon tax/CO2 penalty.
Sounds like never trust anything written by chemical or mechanical engineers on costs, only economists/MBA :) ?
To be competitive on cost, not only the percent of used input should be taken into account, but also how much the one and another ways of processing are costing independently. If old technology methane pyrolysis produces half as much H2 but is quarter as cheap per unit of H2, it still wins whatever modern method is.