{"id":1023,"date":"2025-09-17T10:46:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w-platform.fr\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T06:45:07","slug":"une-alternative-credible-a-lhydrogene-pour-decarboner-nos-activites-industrielles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w-platform.fr\/en\/2025\/09\/17\/une-alternative-credible-a-lhydrogene-pour-decarboner-nos-activites-industrielles\/","title":{"rendered":"A credible alternative to 100% hydrogen for decarbonizing industrial activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While hydrogen is often presented as the cornerstone of the energy transition, its development raises numerous technical, economic and safety challenges. A new technology, based on recycling CO\u2082 from combustion fumes and converting it into e-fuels such as methanol, opens up a simpler, more pragmatic way of accelerating the decarbonization of industrial activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A simpler path to decarbonization&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The CO\u2082 is no longer rejected, it is recovered.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The process is based on proven technological building blocks: electrolysis, catalysis and flue gas recycling processes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Integration is therefore less disruptive for operators than the outright abandonment of fossil fuel combustion in favor of an all-hydrogen economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reduced transport and storage risks<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hydrogen has <strong>major risks due to its very low density and high flammability<\/strong>. INERIS reports point out that its storage imposes severe safety constraints (material embrittlement, explosion risks, leak detection)\u3010INERIS, 2021\u3011. Conversely, molecules such as methanol are <strong>liquids at room temperature<\/strong>They are well known to the chemical industry, and already have mastered storage and logistics standards\u3010IEA, 2021\u3011. This considerably reduces operational complexity and risks for operators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technology <\/strong><strong>complementary<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The flue gas recycling process with electrolytic oxygen generator consumes the CO2 from combustion, produces methanol and generates the oxygen required for combustion and heat production.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This on-site production process eliminates the need to transport and store large quantities of hydrogen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The methanol industry is <strong>already mature<\/strong> : numerous catalytic processes exist and global infrastructures for production, transport and use are in place (e.g. marine fuel, base chemicals)\u3010Olah et al., 2018\u3011.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This gives <strong>rapid deployment<\/strong> to the CO\u2082 recycling solution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The limits of hydrogen<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its theoretical advantages, hydrogen faces a number of obstacles:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No infrastructure<\/strong> : transport and distribution require colossal investments\u3010Hydrogen Council, 2020\u3011.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Security<\/strong> : risks of explosion and leaks (material embrittlement phenomenon)\u3010INERIS, 2021\u3011.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Competitiveness<\/strong> : cost still too high compared with alternatives such as methanol, ammonia or synthetic biofuels\u3010ADEME, 2022\u3011.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than relying solely on hydrogen, decarbonization will also involve solutions <strong>pragmatic, cost-effective intermediaries<\/strong>. Recycling CO\u2082 from combustion fumes into e-methanol is a perfect illustration of this logic :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>immediate reduction in emissions,\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>economic value,\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mature and safe technologies.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A strategy that combines industrial realism and energy transition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/w-platform.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/electolyse.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w-platform.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/electolyse.png 468w, https:\/\/w-platform.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/electolyse-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/w-platform.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/electolyse-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/w-platform.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/electolyse-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While hydrogen is often presented as the cornerstone of the energy transition, its development raises numerous technical, economic and safety challenges. 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