Momentum is picking up for the use of hydrogen and renewable gas as an energy source. Hydrogen can play a role across the full value chain in all end-use sectors and is competitive today with many low-carbon solutions. Where do we stand in the deployment of technologies? What are the promising sources for renewable gas?
Major emitters, such as utilities using coal and gas and heavy industries, require technologies that can enable longer-term use of fossil fuels while capturing and storing CO2 emissions. CCS and CCUS technologies have been around for decades; however, deployment is still in early days. In December 2019, US National Petroleum Council (NPC) completed a major study “Meeting the Dual Challenge, A Roadmap to At-Scale Deployment of Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage.” This study outlined a roadmap along with a set of recommendations to the US policy makers to significantly accelerate development and deployment of CCUS technologies. This panel will use the NPC study as the context to discuss the state of CCUS and the outlook not only in the United States but around the globe.