Some processes may use hazardous material or be explosive, so a Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) assessment must be undertaken by the client with the lab designer involved, as it will affect the plant selection and design.. We must be aware of design elements which are assumed to be inherently safe.

Importantly, this would mean that existing storage, transport and end-use infrastructure could continue to be used, including the use of today's planes and ships, making these kinds of solutions extremely useful..The sticking point is that in order for hydrogen to be used successfully as an ingredient in these alternative fuels, it needs to be very inexpensive, costing less than one dollar per kilogram.

This is significantly out of range for any of the prospects for renewables until 2050, largely because they are very dispersed, dilute energy sources.Despite building renewables in windy and sunny places, and combining them to increase the capacity factors, there’s still a cost to transport those fuels around the world, leading to high prices.In contrast, with advanced heat sources, it’s possible to move into a shipyard based manufacturing environment to make offshore production platforms.

These large, floating platforms are akin to what the oil and gas industries use today, and would enable us to achieve extremely low costs..In essence, the proposed model here is the same as for repowering coal.

We need to figure out how to make highly productive, manufactured products, in highly automated environments.

Ultimately, this would create the opportunity to move away from electricity generation, which is tethered to a transmission system and the electricity market, towards a commodities based system, focused around the production of a product which can be stored, transported and exported to global markets.improved air quality) and reduced traffic.. Society.

Reduced environmental impact with increased mobility and opportunities.. Customers.Service satisfaction and positive customer experience..

High-quality job opportunities.. Stakeholders.Financial return over a reasonable cycle (e.g.