Repurposing LNG infrastructure for hydrogen exports is not realistic
LNG infrastructures could be expanded on the basis “they could then be used for hydrogen exporting,” thereby “keeping it consistent with Canada’s longer term climate goals.”Hydrogen is not an energy source, but rather an energy carrier similar to a battery. Producing it is expensive and energy intensive. Renewable hydrogen, which can align with climate goals, is typically produced using renewable electricity.
As academics and engineers with decades of experience in energy, we are concerned that Canada’s dash to build new LNG infrastructure in the hope of exporting hydrogen is not only scientifically baseless, but risks locking both Canada and Germany into a fossil-based economy. We explain why, below.The perceived advantage of hydrogen is its resemblance to natural gas – it exists as liquid or gas, flows through pipes, stores in tanks and burns in engines.
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