Title : Green hydrogen pathway to decarbonize oil refining
Abstract:
The green hydrogen is becoming an important pathway in decarbonizing oil refineries. First, it is important to define that green hydrogen is produced by use excess renewable electricity from solar PV, on- shore, and off-shore wind sources to power the electrolysis of water. Refineries use large quantities of hydrogen in the de-sulfurization of crude oil to produce liquid petroleum products and other chemicals. Traditionally, the so-called grey hydrogen is produced at oil refineries via steam methane reformation using natural gas as the feedstock, resulting in high CO2 emissions. One green hydrogen project at an oil refinery, which recently received a final investment decision (FID), is the BP Castellón Refinery located about 80 km northeast of València, Spain. The BP Castellón refinery has a crude processing capacity of 110,000 barrels per day. BP also led the establishment of the Hydrogen Cluster of the Valèncian Community (HyVal) initiative based on public-private collaboration between different key actors covering the entire green hydrogen value chain from energy and technology companies, to research and development institutes.
Audience Take away:
- Definition of green hydrogen - produced from excess renewable electricity.
- New large industrial-scale green hydrogen projects at oil refineries
- Green hydrogen project at BP Castellón refinery – 80 km northeast of València
- Hydrogen Cluster in the Valèncian Communitiy (HyVal)
