Highlights Differences in accounting for natural gas methane intensity Disagreement on SMR, CCUS efficiencies Hydrogen seen as better for industrial, transport than heating The technologies involved in blue hydrogen – produced from natural gas or coal with carbon capture, utilization and storage— are not new, but renewed interest in possible projects is leading analysts and academics to take closer looks at the environmental impacts through emissions modeling. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now As with any kind of modeling, the assumptions used can vary considerably, leading to vastly different conclusions. One recent such study by Robert Howarth of Cornell University and Mark Jacobson of Stanford University has attracted a lot of attention by asserting that blue hydrogen is worse for the environment than burning gas in heating applications. Their study — “How Green is Blue Hydrogen? — was published Aug. 12. “Far from […]