Consider the following heavy industries:
- Fertilizer plants
- Oil refineries
- Steel plants
Green hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in decarbonizing how many of the above industries?
- Only one
- Only two
- All three
- None
Explanation
Option (c) is correct
- Fertilizer Plants: Green hydrogen can be used to produce ammonia, a key ingredient in fertilizers, through a process that reduces carbon emissions compared to traditional methods that rely on natural gas.
- Oil Refineries: Green hydrogen can be used in refineries to reduce the carbon intensity of fuel production, particularly in processes like hydrotreating and hydrocracking, which are used to remove impurities from crude oil.
- Steel Plants: Green hydrogen can replace carbon-intensive coke and coal in the steelmaking process, leading to significant reductions in carbon emissions.
