Hydrogen

"To accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon economy, all energy systems and sectors must be actively decarbonized. While hydrogen has been a staple in the energy and chemical industries for decades, renewable hydrogen is drawing increased attention today as a versatile and sustainable energy carrier with the potential to play an important role in the carbon-free energy puzzle"

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REFERENCE

A rainbow of colors dominates almost every conversation on the transition to a low-carbon economy: green, grey, blue, turquoise, pink, yellow, orange – an ever-increasing palette to describe the same colorless, odorless, and highly combustible molecule, hydrogen. The only difference is the chemical process used to produce it.

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PAPER

La Dimensión Internacional del Hidrógeno Renovable     (The International Dimension of Renewable Hydrogen) 

Authors: Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez and Nicola De Blasio

El hidrógeno renovable se enfrenta a tres desafíos fundamentales: incrementar la producción, expandir la demanda, y construir infraestructura para conectar producción y demanda. Sin embargo, la posibilidad de transportar grandes cantidades de hidrógeno a largas distancias distingue al hidrógeno renovable de otras tecnologías y la dota de una dimensión internacional. 

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REPORT

India - The New Global Green Hydrogen Powerhouse? 

Authors: Alessandro Gili and Nicola De Blasio

As witnessed during the G20 presidency, India could pioneer a new economic development model based on technological innovation, side-stepping the carbon-intensive approaches of the past. Accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy should not be perceived as a risk hindering growth but as an opportunity to reduce socioeconomic imbalances and achieve industrial leadership. Is India ready?

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POLICY BRIEFS

A series of G20 policy briefs addressing the future of hydrogen and its market, geopolitical and technological implications.  

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POlICY BRIEF

Green Hydrogen Industrial Value Chains – Geopolitical and Market Implications

Authors: Nicola De Blasio and Laima Eicke

Will hydrogen-producing nations export to countries with existing ammonia, methanol, and steel industries, or will these industries relocate where hydrogen is produced? 

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ARTICLE

Green Hydrogen Value Chains in the Industrial Sector – Geopolitical and Market Implications

Authors: Laima Eicke and Nicola De Blasio

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REPORT

The Future of Green Hydrogen Value Chains - Geopolitical and Market Implications in the Industrial Sector

Authors: Laima Eicke and Nicola De Blasio

ARTICLE

Competitive and Secure Renewable Hydrogen Markets - Three Strategic Scenarios for the European Union

Authors: Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez and Nicola De Blasio

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PAPER

MIGHTY: Model of Green Hydrogen Trade

Authors: Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez and Nicola De Blasio

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REPORT

The Future of Renewable Hydrogen in the European Union - Market and Geopolitical Implications

Authors: Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez and Nicola De Blasio

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G20 REPORT

Mission Hydrogen: Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

Editor: Nicola De Blasio

Authors: Nicola De Blasio, Fridolin Pflugmann, Henry Lee, Charles Hua, Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez and Phoebe Fallon  

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PAPER

The Role of Clean Hydrogen for a Sustainable Mobility

Author: Nicola De Blasio

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This paper was first published in "The Global Quest for Sustainability" by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and McKinsey in July 2021 

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POSITION PAPER

Will Renewable Hydrogen Help to Unite Europe?

Authors: Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez and Nicola De Blasio

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PAPER

Is China's Hydrogen Economy Coming? A Game-Changing Opportunity

Authors: Nicola De Blasio and Fridolin Pflugmann