Global Voices: Russia Will Not Accept Loss of Energy Superpower Status

1 September 2021 4

The Russian government has published a strategy for the development of the hydrogen energy industry. Thus, Moscow intends to take a leading position in the world not only in the sale of hydrocarbons, but also in the sale of new environmentally friendly fuel.

The document outlines the goal of the Russian authorities to bring the export of hydrogen to 50 million tons by the middle of the century. At the same time, the country's budget will receive an additional 20-100 billion rubles. Moscow's more global goal is to occupy a fifth of the global hydrogen market.

As the world gradually moves in the direction of decarbonization, Russia is unwilling to accept the loss of its status as an energy superpower

- say experts from Global Voices.

Specialists are clearly aware of the potential opportunities that hydrogen opens up to humanity. This most abundant gas on the planet can convert electrical energy into chemical energy and store it for many years. When hydrogen burns, no exhaust is generated and only water vapor is released into the atmosphere.

However, in the course of implementing such ambitious plans, Russia may face a number of technological difficulties. So, in the short term, the Russian Federation is not capable of delivering hydrogen with a low carbon footprint to Europe, since the share of renewable energy sources in the country's energy sector is too low. There is also the problem of supplying hydrogen fuel over long distances.

For the production of hydrogen, produced from fossil fuels, Russian concerns (Novatek and Gazprom) will have to provide investments for capturing and storing carbon dioxide. Rosatom also announces its ambitions in hydrogen production by announcing plans for financial investments in the industry.

At the same time, the Russian government primarily considers the export potential of hydrogen energy, paying less attention to the domestic market. Meanwhile, European producers of "green" fuel may outstrip the Russians, and Moscow will be late for the division of the world "hydrogen pie".

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Bulanov

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1 September 2021 13: 22

Have you watched the film "Kin-dza-dza"? This is what they came to after using hydrogen fuel - vast arid deserts. Are you not enough of the Sahara and the Gobi with the Karakum?
Xuli (o) Tebenado

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1 September 2021 14: 22

The document indicates goal Russian authorities to bring the export of hydrogen by the middle of the century up to 50 million tons.

1) "Middle of the century" is a very vague concept. What century? And what is its "middle" ?.
2) Russian authorities love to plan for decades ahead. Under the USSR, it was planned for five years. Only Khrushchev introduced the seven-year plan and in 1961 "built communism" in 1980. And now? - in 2007 (if I am not mistaken) it was planned to bring the average salary of Russians to $ 2020 by 2500; there are now some plans until 2030-2035.
Obviously, not everyone will live up to those years, and those who have survived will not even remember those plans.

By the way, the "May decrees" of 2012 and 2018 were fulfilled by 5-10%. Their freshly nullified author will not let me lie :)) He has nowhere to rush ... until 2042 he still has a lot of time.
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2. Ulysses
  
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  2 September 2021 00: 14
  
  By the way, the "May decrees" of 2012 and 2018 were fulfilled by 5-10%. Their freshly nullified author will not let me lie :)) He has nowhere to rush ... until 2042 he still has a lot of time.
  
  Um.
  I should have lived under communism since the 80s of the last century.
  Are you really making your plans based on the promises of the authorities?
  Then you are an incorrigible romantic with a burdock over your head.
Dmitry S.

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2 September 2021 11: 00

Somewhere I read a blog of a futurist who predicts overheating of the Earth's atmosphere as a result of the use of hydrogen, they say, hydrogen has an energy capacity 4 times higher than that of oil, therefore, more heat will be released and the overall heating of the atmosphere will increase ... In short, everything will be worse than now .. we are waiting for the emergence of antihydrogen! Give us horse-drawn transport and sailboats, bicycles and Nordic walking sticks!