Scientist calculates the potential of Russia’s Far East.
Eugene Glotov, an expert from the Far Eastern branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has assessed the potential of Russia’s Far East for the production of “green” hydrogen. It turns out that the promising area in the Upper Kolyma Basin in the Magadan Region is particularly suitable for this purpose. The region offers favorable conditions for establishing large-scale electricity generation centers using solar radiation, as well as an ample water supply for water electrolysis.
Glotov emphasized that the use of green hydrogen in this region could serve as a stimulus for the development of the metallurgical industry. The scientist calculated that, given the existing conditions, it is possible to produce 2.1 billion tons of hydrogen, utilizing no more than 10% of the volume of discharge of ultrapure water into the seas, and an additional 1.28 billion tons of hydrogen through solar energy.
The scientist is confident that the construction of a solar power station in the upper reaches of the Sugoi River with the production of approximately 1 million tons of hydrogen per year is already feasible.
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