
3. Industrial production and technical-economic aspects
3.1 Industrial hydrogen production
In 2015, annual global hydrogen production was around 60 Mt . Steam methane reforming accounted for 48% of total production, while reforming of heavier hydrocarbons accounted for 30%. Coal gasification accounted for 18%. Water electrolysis accounted for just 4% of production (2.4 Mt per year). This breakdown has not changed significantly in 2018. Hydrogen also appears as a by-product of industries that do not directly target its production. The most important example is the electrolytic production...
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Websites
French mobility according to Planétoscope : https://www.planetoscope.com/automobile/114-nombre-de-kilometres-parcourus-les-francais.html
Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework (https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:14040:ed-2:v1:fr) - ISO 14040 - 2006
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IHT, Industrie Haute Technologie (Switzerland) http://www.iht.ch/technologie/electrolyse/industry/electrolyse-sous-haute-pression-systemelurgi.html
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