Exploring Hydrogen

What is Turquoise Hydrogen? A Pathway to Decarbonisation, with Synergen Met.


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In this episode of Exploring Hydrogen, we are joined by Synergen Met’s Chris Dunks, Managing Director and founder, and Vikram Anenden, General Manager of Hydrogen to dive deeper into Turquoise Hydrogen. 

We learn about Synergen Met as a business and how their methane pyrolysis technology provides a pathway to decarbonisation. We also discuss how turquoise hydrogen technology can leverage existing infrastructure, comparisons between green hydrogen and turquoise, where the team see a high demand for jobs & skills within the hydrogen sector moving forward, the future of Hydrogen within Australia and what Synergen Met is hoping to achieve over the next 5 years.

Chris’ & Vikram’s highlights:

1:31 – An overview of Synergen Met

3:26 – What is turquoise hydrogen and are there any by-products?

6:28 – Synergen Met’s hydrogen technology processes and its advantages. 

8:18 – What does a unit of hydrogen look like and how much is produced?

11:04 – Breaking down methane gas states

12:17 – Uses of carbon black 

13:09 – Carbon revenue streams vs hydrogen revenue streams 

14:08 – Comparison of technology between turquoise hydrogen and green hydrogen from solar/wind.

16:03 – Challenges within the Synergen Met business and how they are overcome 

19:03 – The main demand for jobs and skills within the hydrogen sector

20:36 – Looking into the future of Hydrogen within Australia 

24:03 – What is Synergen Met hoping to achieve over the next 5 years?

26:30 – PFAS - Other exciting uses of Synergen Met’s technology 

29:40 – What does success look like for the hydrogen sector?

33:06 – A final word from Chris & Vikram 

Christopher Dunks Bio:
BEng(Mech)

Christopher is a founding shareholder of the Company.

Christopher has spent the past 26 years working on major minerals processing, refining, power, industrial technology and software development projects both in Australia and the USA. Christopher was a Founder and Executive Director of ASX-listed Elementos Ltd (ASX:ELT). Christopher’s experience is in mechanical design, construction management and supervision, project controls, project management, contract negotiation, business development and new technology commercialisation.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dunks-b2679a8/

Vikram Anenden Bio:
Vikram brings 17 years of operational experience in commercial and technical roles with Tier 1 energy power operators and utilities. His professional interests span from asset management, corporate evaluation, commercial law, economic modelling to sustainable energy investments. As an engineer with economics and legal interest, he is committed to influencing policies and developing commercial strategies towards the decarbonisation of the intensive carbon emitting industry he belongs to.

Synergen Met Website: https://www.synergenmet.com/

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