Replies to post #47850 on Plug Power Inc (PLUG)

[uksausage]

someone announced that capability recently but it wl be expensive and may still leave the hydrogen less than the purity it was injected into the pipes.

In Europe a lt of their gas pipelines are newer and can take hydrogen now without being lined.

We have to face the fact tha tit will be 2020 before the USA can realistically move hydrogen by pipeline but at least the cost of green H2 will be around equality with Natural gas.

Europe will be doing in in the 2025-2028 timeframe as facility like PLUG in Antwerp come on line

[Jack_Bolander]

Drgdarf - Yes, gas separation does exist and as Banger says, it is expensive and imperfect.

The key drawback is that as much as 20% of the hydrogen is "lost" , and not recoverable, as it remains blended in the natural gas.

This loss makes separation uneconomic, which is why the pipeline tests to date don't include gas separation or segregation.

And my question remains, Who would blend expensive green hydrogen with natural gas, only to make expensive natural gas?