Hydrogen Production and Management Systems

The Hydrogen Production and Management Systems Emerging Market Analysis research delivers current market analysis plus a five year market and technology forecast. This research covers global H2 collaboration, hydrogen characteristics and sensor challenges, hydrogen for the generation of electrical energy, the role of existing and planned LNG terminals, H2 control equipment, renewable energy, strategic analysis, market size, and industry trends. 

Sustainable Hydrogen Applications Spur the Market for Control Equipment

ARC Advisory Group’s research on hydrogen production and management systems reveals that hydrogen is now recognized as one of the technologies for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission commitments. Hydrogen and primary energy have a long shared history - hydrogen powered the first internal combustion engines in the past and is now an integral part of the refining industry. It is lightweight, storable, has a high energy density, and produces no direct emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gases. However, for hydrogen to make a significant contribution to a clean energy transition, it must be used in sectors where it has been almost completely absent, such as transportation, stationary heating, and power generation. This research provides a comprehensive and independent overview of control equipment markets in the four most important hydrogen applications - production, transport, storage, and end equipment. The research explains from a control equipment standpoint, where things stand today, and how hydrogen can help achieve a clean, secure, and affordable energy future, as well as what the market development for control equipment looks like.

Hydrogen Production and Management Systems Strategic Issues

In addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the Hydrogen Production and Automation Systems market research report provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues as follows.

Standardized Hydrogen Control Equipment

Buying the right control equipment for hydrogen applications is not simple. Every purchasing process should be sustainable, and therefore equipment that is purchased is usually future proof. That is why the preferred choice is to buy standardized control equipment that has reached a certain market maturity. However, many hydrogen aspects are in early development mode. Such applications are not yet standardized, and the probability is high that other products will be used in the future.

Observe the Four Different Hydrogen Aspects

The automation technology in the different hydrogen aspects has a strongly different character. This is since in the past, hydrogen was only used as an energy carrier for a few applications. As a result, aspects such as transport, storage, or end equipment were/are not very well developed. Hydrogen was essentially produced where it was needed and then used directly in combustion or other processes.

Functional Safety Sensors

The market for hydrogen functional safety sensors is still in an early stage of development. The industry needs to develop hydrogen sensors that meet the safety guidelines. This market is developing. Humans have no sense of the presence of hydrogen. Even when hydrogen combusts, the flame emits ultraviolet radiation that is invisible to humans. If hydrogen is to be used outside industrial applications in the future, then appropriate functional safety concepts must be developed. This requires appropriate sensors that detect the presence of hydrogen. These markets can grow rapidly—imagine, the use of hydrogen at filling stations or in private and commercial buildings.

Electrolysis Applications

By using electrolysis, sufficient green hydrogen can be produced in a short period of time. In regions with high solar radiation, such as the Middle East, Australia, and South America, there are already mega-projects for the construction of electrolyzers. The good thing about these projects is the fact that these projects are often desired and financed by the local government.