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time, although the use of energy from RES and its
“NextChem can supply three supply discontinuity have a direct effect on production
technologies to produce three costs, still high compared to the production costs of
different types of low-carbon and grey hydrogen production. However, the interest in this
renewable hydrogen, with significant technology is growing. Green hydrogen competes with
emissions’ reduction: Electric Blue both fossil fuels and other shades of hydrogen,
Hydrogen , Circular Hydrogen and because it is the most sustainable version. For a
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Green Hydrogen widespread application of hydrogen, it is important to
produce a sufficient volume to meet the demands of
Hydrogen and Green Hydrogen. industry, using sectoral synergies, investing in the size
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The first is ElectricBlue Hydrogen This is based on of costs and providing flexibility to the energy system.
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traditional know-how, but it involves the use of It is important that EPC contractors are involved
electricity to feed the endothermic reactions of steam starting from the early stages of a project development,
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methane reforming. ElectricBlue Hydrogen has because of their capacity of integrating the technologies
similar architecture to that of the steam reformer, with functional to the process.
two innovations: CO capture; and the electrification of
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the process, which allows for the use of energy from “Circular Hydrogen can help to
renewable sources to provide the heat for the reaction. solve the problem of non-recyclable
ElectricBlue Hydrogen can reduce the amount of waste, currently sent to incineration
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CO emitted by the 45% compared to the traditional or disposed in landfill while the
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process. In addition, thanks to an effective process of production costs are competitive
capturing CO , carried out with a higher partial compared to traditional hydrogen
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pressure, it is possible to achieve a further reduction of
the CO emitted, and the energy required for the Lastly, NextChem has also developed the technology
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process is lower. to produce Circular Hydrogen . Circular Hydrogen is
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Green Hydrogen is produced via water electrolysis produced by syngas, obtained by the chemical
using renewable sources and it is the only zero-carbon conversion of carbon and hydrogen contained in non-
option. NextChem has access to all the production recyclable plastic and dry waste, such as Refuse
chain technologies available on the market and is able Derived Fuel, dry fraction of urban solid waste, non-
to optimize their integration in any type of chemical and recyclable plastic materials, or waste materials from
petrochemical process. The electrolysis of water is an recycling operations. Circular Hydrogen can help to
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electrochemical process that allows plants to transform solve the problem of non-recyclable waste, currently
electrical energy into chemical energy. Costs of energy sent to incineration or disposed in landfill. Beyond the
supply from RES and electrolyzers are decreasing over environmental benefits, the production costs are

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