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Marchetti, C., 1989

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 14 (8):493--506

Abstract

Natural gas will be the dominant primary energy source during the next 50 years and consequently the main source of CO₂ emissions. A procedure is proposed where natural gas is steam reformed to CO₂ and H₂O , using nuclear heat from HTR nuclear reactors. CO₂ is permanently stored underground, e.g. by reinjection in the original gas field. Hydrogen is piped to the final consumer neat, or mixed with natural gas. A joint venture is proposed between Western Europe and the Soviet Union, where a set of HTR reactors would reform increasing shares of the natural gas piped to Western Europe. The location of the plants in Western Ukrainia would permit using CO₂ for tertiary recovery in the old oil fields there. Some economics are given.

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