Decarbonizing hydrogen production

DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook forecasts that, in the longer term, the production of hydrogen for energy use applications will be a balance between blue hydrogen, produced from natural gas or coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS), and green hydrogen, produced via electrolysis from renewables.

Blue hydrogen – Scaling carbon capture and storage 

DNV is experienced in gas reforming, gas conditioning, and gasification. We provide world-class CCS expertise for technical assurance, testing, advisory and risk management. 

Our Recommended Practices cover CO₂ capture, transport, storage and safety. We qualify and verify CCS technology and projects in accordance with our recommended practices and international standards.

Our services span the entire global value chain of CO₂: capture, conditioning, compression, transport, and storage. We build trust for industries, investors and governing bodies, from strategic planning through technology demonstration to operational excellence. 

• CCS technology qualification
• CCS techno-economical due diligence and benchmarking
• CCS feasibility and risk assessments
• CO₂ storage certification
• CCS knowledge management and training. 

Green hydrogen - Complementing renewables

DNV has expertise across all aspects of production, transport, storage, and consumption of green hydrogen from renewable sources.

• Our experts have deep understanding of power markets and grids. We provide:
• Feasibility studies
• Due diligence of electrolyzer systems, fuel cell systems, and CCS projects
• System integration studies
• Evaluation of synthetic fuel value chains, including Power-to-Gas and Power-to-Liquids
• Lifecycle assessment to quantify environmental benefits
• Grid location and siting of electrolyzer (Load) and/or fuel cells (Generation) 
• Techno-economic analysis of hydrogen value chain options, including gas blending
• Project risk management – cost, schedule and execution.