Hydrogen, biogas, biomass or something else? What to consider when it comes to low carbon fuels
Significantly reducing carbon emissions is a challenge for manufacturers and businesses with high heat demands. Optimising current processes will only take you part of the way.
Heat decarbonisation is essential to significant Scope 1 and 2 emission reductions and the net zero journey. However, choosing the most appropriate method in relation to feasibility, cost and carbon is easier said than done.
Making the right choice at the start is crucial, as snap decisions can lead to technological dead ends and stranded assets. Understandably, many of our manufacturing clients find navigating the wide array of low carbon heat options, highly technical information and large implementation costs challenging to take on alone. This often leads to delayed decisions about which solutions to invest in.
That’s why we’ve been working on a series of guides to support your knowledge of what’s out there for heat decarbonisation. In short presentations (under 15 minutes each), experts from Verco’s Deliver for Zero team take you through the pros and cons of the broad routes and specific options within heat decarbonisation, making the technical understandable.
The first of these guides is now available in presentation and PDF format. It explores low carbon fuels such as hydrogen, biogas and biomass.
Watch the video and browse the guide
In the video, Jonny Pigott discusses low carbon fuels. He explains why low carbon fuels are being increasingly selected for hard-to-abate sectors or for specific location and process reasons. He gives advice on multiple fuel options, what the pros and cons are and how each one compares with the others.
Jonny is a Senior Consultant and chartered Chemical Engineer with 9 years of professional experience in process engineering and sustainability. He specialises in net zero carbon roadmaps, heat decarbonisation plans and process optimisation. He has helped clients within Food & Beverage and other manufacturing and public sector bodies like NHS Trusts reduce their carbon footprint, so his advice is grounded in real-world experience and tried and tested scenarios.
The guide itself is designed for site managers and manufacturers who are tight on time and want to understand more about the options for heat decarbonisation, this guide tells you what you need to know quickly and clearly. Set out in a series of helpful graphs and tables, it provides expert advice and comparisons, enabling you to make confident decisions.
Watch the video and browse the guide
Continue the series on heat decarbonisation
This is the first in our series of guides on heat decarbonisation. Over the coming months, we’ll be releasing two more:
June – The electrification of heat
July – Renewable heat technologies
Check our website and your emails for these video walkthroughs and downloadable guides.
Remember we’re here to help
Are you looking to fast-track heat decarbonisation? If you want to quickly and cost-effectively narrow down your options and get a credible project definition and investment case to put back to the business, we can provide the support you need.
Verco’s Low-Carbon Heat Blueprint service provides you with an evidence-backed and clear direction on risk-ranked, viable solution concepts. It outlines indicative investment ranges as well as potential carbon and cost savings. You’re then then able to narrow down your investment options and lay the foundations for a business case.