Explainer: how do we make hydrogen from coal, and is it really a clean fuel?
- Written by Jessica Allen, Researcher and Lecturer in Low and Zero Emission Energy, University of Newcastle
Energy giant AGL this week unveiled plans to produce hydrogen power at its Loy Yang A coal station. But how do we transform coal, which is often thought of as simply made of carbon, into hydrogen – a completely different element?
In fact, coal is not just made of carbon. It also contains other elements, one of which is hydrogen. But to get a...