Gas-based “blue” ammonia will comprise the bulk of future hydrogen transportation given its lower production costs compared with renewable ammonia and the ease in transport compared with liquified hydrogen, equity analyst HSBC said in a Jan. 18 research note. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now A key challenge in developing the hydrogen economy comes from the high cost of transportation, which could be as much as three times the cost of production, HSBC said. Methods of storing hydrogen for transportation include conversion to methanol, in metal hydrides, and in pressurized or liquefied form. “Ammonia is, in our view, the most likely vehicle of choice for hydrogen transportation because of its high storage density,” HSBC said. “Ammonia is easier to liquefy — it liquefies at minus 33 degrees Celsius […]