This Live Wire focuses on safety concerns associated with hydrogen and its main derivatives: ammonia and methanol. After an exhaustive review of the literature and measures on hydrogen safety, the study summarized here found robust, well-established standards developed by reputable institutions....

Renewable hydrogen has emerged as a cornerstone of the European Union (EU)’s plan to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors. However, like other regions, the EU is facing a demand issue as offtakers have been reluctant to sign offtake agreements given the high costs of renewable hydrogen. Renewable...

China’s manufacturing capabilities and advancements in reducing electrolyzer costs have sparked both hopes and concerns about its potential to dominate global electrolyzer production and exports. This is often compared to China’s success in solar photovoltaics (PV), where dramatic cost...

Global efforts to keep the rise in average temperatures within 1.5 degree Celsius are falling short. To achieve this goal, more extensive decarbonization measures are necessary across all sectors of the economy. Clean hydrogen is hydrogen that is produced using methods that result in limited or...

The economies of fossil fuel exporters are threatened by global efforts to transition away from using unabated fossil fuels. Producing clean hydrogen, for export or domestic use in manufacturing, provides a potentially major opportunity to continue exploiting their fossil fuel resources....

This paper has been developed as part of the support provided to the Regional Economic Development Agency of Stara Zagora through the EU Coal Regions in Transition Initiatives technical assistance facility START. It is one of three reports exploring opportunities for economic development and...

This evaluation report is part of the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe activities related to the Green Transition. It presents the assessment of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking and its predecessor Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking 2 (FCH2) against the evaluation criteria of...