Hydrogen "Greening" In Kazakhstan

On July 14 in 2021 European Commission developed EU Green Deal¹ environmental plan. It is planned to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 55% by 2030. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was introduced to achieve this goal. From 2023, CBAM will apply to goods with a carbon footprint imported into the EU. The authorities of European countries imply a transition to alternative energy sources to strive hydrocarbon neutrality. Currently, some experts associate the future of green energy in the world with the use of hydrogen.

About 70 million tons of hydrogen are produced annually in the world for use in oil refining and production of ammonia for fertilizers² . However, hydrogen is almost entirely produced from fossil fuels, mainly from natural gas, but also from coal. Carbon dioxide emissions from such production are extremely high: 70 million tonnes of hydrogen produce about 830 million tonnes of CO2 per year. An overabundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere