Hydrogen production set for large increase

Oil refineries to significantly increase hydrogen production to produce gasoline and diesel

According to CRI Consulting, "Global environmental regulations and the inferior quality of today’s sour crude feedstock available for refineries will drive consumption of hydrogen in excess of 40% over the next five years."

One of the big culprits? Clean diesel. “The severe environmental regulations on sulfur in diesel are responsible for the increased consumption. The process of removing sulfur consumes hydrogen, and it is estimated in the future that diesel production will increase relative to gasoline.”

The need for hydrogen is expected to grow significantly in the future, even without the hydrogen highway, "In addition, oil-sands processing, gas-to-liquids, and coal gasification projects that are ongoing, all require enormous amounts of hydrogen and will boost the size of the market significantly."

Maybe the hydrogen highway isn't so far away?