Developing a Sustainable and Scalable Hydrogen Economy
The Hydrogen Research Programme aims to advance the understanding and implementation of a sustainable hydrogen economy by focusing on critical factors that drive scalability and integration into the global energy system. This includes transitioning from small scale, government-funded projects to large-scale, market-driven initiatives.
Markets and Demand
- Policy and regulation for market development
- Sectoral and regional comparative analysis
- Priority end uses and market segmentation
- Enabling downstream hydrogen investments
Infrastructure
- Policy and regulatory support mechanisms for infrastructure
- Business models and investment case studies
- Contractual models and financing mechanisms
- Investment in Transport and storage solutions
Production
- Justifying investments in large-scale production
- Supply chain integration
- Exploring how hydrogen production can be integrated into existing and future supply chains
- Identifying synergies and potential bottlenecks in supply chain logistics
Team
Head of Hydrogen Research
Research Fellows
Sponsors
E.ON
Equinor
ExxonMobil
JERA
Johnson Matthey
KAPSARC
SLB
Scotiabank
SNAM
The Hydrogen Research Programme welcomes expressions of interest from visiting researchers who are experts in and passionate about this research. For further information, please get in touch with Bassam Fattouh.
The Programme acknowledges the kind support provided by its Sponsors, without which this research could not be undertaken.
Latest Publications from the Hydrogen Research Programme
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17.06.24Download Publication
How proper measurement of low carbon hydrogen’s carbon intensity can reduce regulatory risk
Low carbon hydrogen (whether based on renewable or nuclear electricity, or fossil fuels with carbon capture) is a means to decarbonise sectors of the economy which are hard to electrify. Its business model is heavily dependent on government intervention (e.g. mandatory targets, subsidies, decarbonisation policies) so low carbon hydrogen is subject to significant regulatory risk. […]
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06.06.24Download Publication
Can Hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) help Decarbonize the coal power plants in Asia?
As the power sector is the largest GHG emitter, it is important to investigate the fuels used in this sector. In 2023, coal was the primary source of electricity supply, accounting for 35.9%. Natural gas came in second, representing 23%. Asia has the largest number of coal plants in operation, standing at a capacity of […]
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04.06.24Download Publication
2024 State of the European Hydrogen Market Report
The State of the European Hydrogen Market Report provides an independent view of latest developments in the EU and UK. It is intended to be the first of a series of annual publications which will provide a snapshot overview of how the European hydrogen market is progressing each year. It covers both qualitative information, details […]
Latest Ongoing Research from the Hydrogen Research Programme
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04.06.24
Economics and pricing of low-carbon hydrogen
In this paper, we derive key economic principles for pricing low-carbon hydrogen and use a Pan-European Energy System Optimisation to demonstrate these principles. In particular, using this optimisation model results, the paper examines the statistical properties of emerging pricing for low-carbon hydrogen and its potential coupling with costs and prices of other energy vectors in the context […]
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04.06.24
Economic Policy and Regulation of Low-carbon Hydrogen: Taking Stock and Looking Forward
In joint work with an expert from ACER, this paper takes stock of economic policies and regulatory frameworks for natural gas in the US and Europe and answers the following questions. What lessons can we learn from decades of natural gas market regulation? What are the possible market structures for hydrogen in Europe? Should vertical […]
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04.06.24
Hydrogen Pathways to Decarbonising European Ammonia: Policy Impacts and Economic Modelling
This research paper investigates the impact of main economic policy instruments on scaling up low-carbon hydrogen to decarbonise Europe’s ammonia production. It investigates and models the impact of carbon pricing, production subsidies, and carbon intensity standards on European ammonia production. It leverages and updates the existing stochastic economic model (Chyong et al., 2024) of ammonia […]