The invention relates to a method for providing a
hydrogen stream (7) in a
plant (2) for providing the
hydrogen stream (7), wherein a carbon-containing
energy carrier stream (3) is fed to a synthesis gas reactor arrangement (4) for obtaining a synthesis gas stream (5) comprising
hydrogen and carbon oxides, wherein the synthesis gas reactor arrangement (4) obtains the synthesis gas stream (5) from the
energy carrier stream (3) by autothermal reforming, wherein the synthesis gas stream (5) is fed to a shift device (15a-c), wherein a
water gas shift reaction takes place in the shift device (15a-c) for converting at least part of the
carbon monoxide of the synthesis gas stream (5) with steam of the synthesis gas stream (5) into
carbon dioxide and hydrogen,wherein the synthesis gas stream (5) is fed downstream of the shift device (15a-c) to a
carbon dioxide scrubber (30) for scrubbing at least a portion of the
carbon dioxide from the synthesis gas stream (5), wherein a
flash gas stream is released from a regeneration stage of the
carbon dioxide scrubber (30), which
flash gas stream is fed to a heating device of the
plant (2) for underfiring, wherein the synthesis gas stream (5) is fed downstream of the
carbon dioxide scrubber (30) at least partially to a separation arrangement (6) for separating the synthesis gas stream (5) at least into a hydrogen stream (7) containing hydrogen and into an
exhaust gas stream (8) containing carbon oxides. The method is characterized in that the
energy carrier stream (3) is fed to a saturation stage (11) before being fed to the synthesis gas reactor arrangement (4), in which saturation stage (11) preheated condensate (12) is added to the energy carrier stream (3),which has accrued in the
plant (2), and that a vapor content of at least 80% of the synthesis gas stream (5) is already present when fed to the shift device (15a-c) when the synthesis gas stream (5) exits the synthesis gas reactor arrangement (4). The invention also relates to a corresponding plant (2) for providing a hydrogen stream (7),