largest consumer of hydrogen today.
A little over one million metric tons of green hydrogen have been produced worldwide between 2015 and 2018. Green hydrogen is generated through electrolysis using renewable electricity. By comparison, blue hydrogen is won from fossil fuels such as natural gas whereby emissions are captured and stored, resulting in it being carbon neutral. Blue hydrogen production is forecast to amount to 80 million metric tons by 2050, assuming governments will be implementing more stringent policies supporting the market for emission-free fuel sources. Hydrogen is of particular interest for the energy industry due to its broad usage area. It may serve as an alternative motor fuel, a means of storing and generating electricity and heat. The heating sector is the third Production of hydrogen worldwide between 2015 and 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by type (in million metric tons)
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IRENA. "Production of hydrogen worldwide between 2015 and 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by type (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859104/hydrogen-production-outlook-worldwide-by-type/
IRENA. (2020). Production of hydrogen worldwide between 2015 and 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859104/hydrogen-production-outlook-worldwide-by-type/
IRENA. "Production of Hydrogen Worldwide between 2015 and 2018, with a Forecast until 2050, by Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859104/hydrogen-production-outlook-worldwide-by-type/
IRENA, Production of hydrogen worldwide between 2015 and 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by type (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859104/hydrogen-production-outlook-worldwide-by-type/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Production of hydrogen worldwide between 2015 and 2018, with a forecast until 2050, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph], IRENA, April 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859104/hydrogen-production-outlook-worldwide-by-type/