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This chapter examines the costs associated with a range of methods of hydrogen production. Potential approaches are examined in the context of a range of possible greenhouse gas emission prices (carbon prices). It is argued that for most foreseeable carbon price scenarios, the use of natural gas feedstock remains preferable. Additionally, the change that is incentivised by a rising carbon price would appear to be associated with emissions reduction from Mature Hydrogen (see Chap. 1) rather than with the emergence of “Green Hydrogen”.
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Nuttall, W.J., Bakenne, A.T. (2020). Towards a Hydrogen Economy. In: Fossil Fuel Hydrogen. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30908-4_4
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