Clean Hydrogen at a Crossroads: Why Methane Pyrolysis Deserves Attention

Re:Clean Hydrogen at a Crossroads: Why Methane Pyrolysis Des... by jvanderbot on Saturday September 27, 2025 @09:38AM (#45395616)

Sure, but how is methane obtained if not from a byproduct of drilling up oil? Isn't it the "gas" in oil&gas?

It's probably a good move to "hydrogenize" the economy if we can, but it sure would be nice to move away from extraction into something that's more sustainably produced in-situ. Either electricity, or even methane synthesis.

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Re:Clean Hydrogen at a Crossroads: Why Methane Pyrolysis Des... by rini17 on Saturday September 27, 2025 @06:04PM (#45399721)

We will always need some oil in near future. And gas is considered a byproduct only because oil is more economically attractive. It is technically perfectly feasible to obtain gas only and leave oil in the ground.

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