Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation aims to raise the country's hydrogen production to 2 Mt/year by 2030 and up to 16 Mt/year in 2050. Up to 2030, Malaysia’s primary focus will be to displace grey hydrogen with blue hydrogen. This is due to the current high cost of green hydrogen, which will be focused on in the long term to 2050.
According to the ministry, from 2030 to 2040, efforts will focus on making green hydrogen more cost-competitive by improving technology and efficiency. Blue hydrogen is deemed critical for industries like metal, steel, oil and gas refining, and ammonia production, where emissions are harder to reduce.
Blue hydrogen is manufactured by natural gas reforming coupled with carbon capture and storage (CCS). Grey hydrogen is produced from gas but without CCS, while green hydrogen is produced from renewables.
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