1. What role does hydrogen — and specifically, renewable hydrogen — play in the energy transition?
Hydrogen (particularly renewable hydrogen) is essential for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors such as refining, chemicals, steel and heavy-duty transport. By serving as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, renewable hydrogen helps support mission-critical net zero goals. To learn more about how hydrogen enables the energy transition, read our article The Role of Hydrogen in Achieving Sustainability Energy Goals.
2. Why is rotating equipment mission-critical to hydrogen initiatives?
Rotating equipment like compressors and pumps play a critical role in hydrogen production, transport and storage. These systems help ensure hydrogen’s safe and efficient distribution and storage, making them indispensable for scaling hydrogen initiatives.
3. How do mechanical sealing solutions promote reliability and sustainability across the hydrogen value chain?
Designed to handle the specific temperature and pressure challenges presented by hydrogen applications, John Crane’s mechanical seals help enhance operational reliability and contribute to sustainability across the hydrogen value chain. Learn how mechanical seals help elevate the hydrogen economy by watching our webinar Navigating the Hydrogen Value Chain with John Crane or reading through the FAQs covered during the event.
4. What makes John Crane’s hydrogen sealing solutions “market ready?”
John Crane has more than 40 years of experience developing hydrogen sealing solutions, and our technology is widely deployed across hydrogen projects worldwide. John Crane has installed over 5,000 seals, filters, couplings and systems in hydrogen applications.
5. What solutions does John Crane provide for hydrogen compressors?
John Crane offers dry gas seals, seal support, filtration solutions and high-performance couplings to ensure safe and efficient hydrogen compression. This technology supports reliability in large-scale hydrogen projects. To learn more about John Crane’s solutions for hydrogen compressors, download our interactive hydrogen brochure.
For more insight into how John Crane’s technology supports hydrogen compression during the production stage, check out our ebook, Your Guide to Hydrogen Generation and Lowering Carbon Emissions.
6. What solutions does John Crane provide for hydrogen pumping?
John Crane provides mechanical seals, seal support systems and couplings vital for hydrogen pumping across the value chain, including water intake, circulation and essential services for renewable hydrogen production. Learn more about John Crane’s hydrogen pumping solutions by downloading our interactive hydrogen brochure.
7. What hydrogen filtration solutions does John Crane offer?
John Crane’s advanced hydrogen filtration solutions help maintain hydrogen’s purity and quality at every stage of the hydrogen value chain, protecting critical equipment such as compressors and turbines. Our hydrogen filtration technology includes equipment filtration for seal gas, fuel gas conditioning and process filtration for water pre-filtration and modular systems.
8. Where can I learn more about John Crane’s portfolio of hydrogen solutions?
You can learn more by exploring our hydrogen solutions on the John Crane Hydrogen webpage or downloading our interactive hydrogen brochure for a comprehensive overview.
9. How are John Crane’s sealing solutions involved in hydrogen electrolyser operations and other forms of low-carbon hydrogen generation?
John Crane’s technologies are critical in low-carbon hydrogen production because they help elevate operational safety and efficiency. Our dry gas seals, filtration systems and couplings are designed to handle high-speed compression and ensure gas purity involved in hydrogen electrolyser operations. To learn more about how seals help enable effective low-carbon hydrogen generation, download our ebook, Your Guide to Hydrogen Generation and Lowering Carbon Emissions.
10. How do John Crane’s solutions ensure safe, reliable hydrogen transport at scale?
John Crane’s solutions effectively manage the high pressures and strict purity requirements necessary for hydrogen transport. By providing advanced sealing and filtration systems, John Crane’s technology helps mitigate risk of leakage and supports secure and effective hydrogen distribution. Learn how sealing and filtration technologies lower carbon intensity across the entire hydrogen value chain by reading the article, From Color to Carbon Intensity: Reassessing the Hydrogen Color Spectrum.
11. How can John Crane’s hydrogen solutions support hydrogen storage initiatives?
Designed to handle extreme conditions such as temperature and pressure, John Crane’s sealing and filtration hydrogen solutions support safe and effective hydrogen storage in various forms, including compressed and liquefied hydrogen. Learn more about how our technology elevates the entire hydrogen life cycle by watching our webinar, Navigating the Hydrogen Value Chain with John Crane, or reading through the FAQs covered during this event.
12. How do John Crane’s solutions apply to projects that involve hydrogen from ammonia?
John Crane’s solutions support the handling of hydrogen from ammonia throughout the hydrogen value chain, including applications where ammonia is used as an energy carrier. John Crane’s technology ensures safe conversion and reconversion processes in ammonia-based hydrogen projects.
13. How can John Crane support hydrogen projects involving cracked ammonia?
John Crane’s sealing technologies are vital for supporting hydrogen projects involving cracked ammonia by ensuring safe, reliable and efficient ammonia decomposition. John Crane’s advanced sealing systems help manage the extreme temperatures and pressures required in ammonia cracking processes while helping to mitigate the risk of leakage. To further explore this topic, read our article, Exploring Cracked Ammonia and New Energy with John Crane.
14. What is hydrogen embrittlement, and how can John Crane’s solutions help?
Hydrogen embrittlement occurs when hydrogen atoms penetrate metal structures, leading to material degradation. John Crane’s advanced sealing solutions use specialiszed materials and designs to help offset the risk of hydrogen embrittlement, supporting the longevity and reliability of equipment used in hydrogen applications. To learn more about hydrogen embrittlement and John Crane’s solutions, read our blog post, Tackling the Hydrogen Embrittlement Challenge.
15. How is John Crane investing in the hydrogen technology of the future?
John Crane continues to pour resources into engineering the technology required to enable the energy transition. We are investing in advanced materials, innovative designs and scalable hydrogen technology for production, transport and storage. John Crane is partnering with Hydrogen Europe to help address some of the most pressing challenges across the hydrogen value chain.
16. Where can I find case studies for John Crane’s hydrogen projects?
You can find case studies by downloading our interactive hydrogen brochure, which showcases various global hydrogen projects.
17. How can I discuss my hydrogen project with John Crane’s team?
To discuss your hydrogen project and start engineering your new energy reality, fill out our new energy contact form.