TerraVent and Texas Tech University target In-situ production of clean hydrogen
In Florida, TerraVent Environmental, working in collaboration with The Hope Group at Texas Tech University, provided Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) with the necessary data to perform a Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) on Hydrogen production using TerraVent’s proprietary Electromagnetic (EM) Heating technology.
The TEA and LCA performed by ANL evaluates a new method of production of hydrogen from natural gas reservoirs (the Hope Process), producing high purity hydrogen and leaving the Carbon sequestered underground. TerraVent’s Heatwave EM Heating process, coupled with the Hope Process at Texas Tech and downhole hydrogen permeable membranes, will produce low-cost, carbon-zero hydrogen, replacing existing processes with more Greenhouse Gas footprint.
The research is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Hydrogen Shot Incubator Prize Program and The CH Foundation.
“The cost of hydrogen production is an impediment to growth and adoption of hydrogen as a clean fuel,” said Allan Adzima, Chief Operating Officer of TerraVent. “Over the next decade, hydrogen production must significantly scale up and become cost effective to enable pathways to Net Zero. Through our collaboration with Texas Tech University, we will accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies that reduce CO2 emissions, while lowering production costs to the Department of Energy’s targeted range, supporting a sustainable hydrogen economy.”
