Making it happen : Hydrogen Valleys : progress in an evolving sector

The Hydrogen Valley platform is a global collaboration platform that promotes the development of integrated hydrogen projects and raises awareness of their role in the evolving and growing clean hydrogen sector among policy makers, industry and other stakeholders. It provides information on hydrogen flagship projects and serves as a hub for the most advanced Hydrogen Valleys worldwide. Having originated in Europe, the concept of Hydrogen Valleys has now gained global interest, with many regions developing similar projects. Today, nearly 100 Hydrogen Valleys globally are represented on the platform. The www.h2v.eu platform supports the Mission Innovation 2.0's goal of reaching 100 Hydrogen Valleys worldwide by 2030 and contributes to the Clean Hydrogen Mission's objective of reducing end-to-end costs of clean hydrogen by 2030. This report investigates the state of the clean hydrogen sector by analysing empirical evidence from Hydrogen Valleys globally over the last three years. The report discusses the development of the Hydrogen Valley concept and community as well as the necessary framework conditions for its development. Nevertheless, it also explores the more recent challenges faced by Hydrogen Valleys and the clean hydrogen sector as a whole and seeks to find forward looking solutions. It does so by identifying success factors for complex hydrogen project development and by highlighting the remaining barriers to implementation that need to be overcome. The report concludes with a call to action for project developers, policy makers, and investors to continue advancing the hydrogen sector. Overall, the report emphasises the importance of collaboration, adequate risk management combined with policy support, and investment to accelerate the global energy transition with the help of Hydrogen Valleys.