The Hydrogen Research Programme conducts research under the broad objective of “building business cases for a hydrogen economy”. It focuses on how the clean hydrogen industry can move from its current small scale, largely government funded projects to a scale where it is significant in the global energy system.
Markets and Demand
- Policy and regulation to promote use of clean hydrogen
- Comparative analysis across sectors and regions
- Identify priority end uses and how to service them
- Steps to enable downstream hydrogen investments
Infrastructure
- Policy and regulatory support mechanisms to drive infrastructure investments
- Viable business models/investment case studies for investments along the value chain
- Appropriate contractual models and financing
- Comparison of approaches to hydrogen transport and storage
Production
- How to justify investments in GW scale production
- Integration of production in specific supply chain
- Comparison of alternative production approaches for clean hydrogen and derivatives
Team
Head of Hydrogen Research
Research Fellows
Visiting Research Fellows
Sponsors
E.ON
Equinor
ExxonMobil
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK (DESNZ)
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 Martin Lambert.
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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25.09.23Download Publication
Clean Hydrogen Roadmap: is greater realism leading to more credible paths forward?
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies started researching the role of hydrogen in the energy transition in 2020. Since then the interest in hydrogen has continued to grow globally across the energy industry. A key research question has been the extent to which clean hydrogen can be scaled up at reasonable cost and whether it […]
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20.06.23Listen to Podcast
OIES Podcast – Renewable Hydrogen Import Routes into the EU
In this podcast David Ledesma talks to Martin Lambert and Abdurahman Alsulaiman, about the potential hydrogen import market, particularly focusing on the EU, which currently holds the largest and earliest hydrogen target. The podcast explores the emerging hydrogen trade market and considers numerous possibilities for its open up providing better clarity on policy statements and […]
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23.05.23Download Publication
Renewable Hydrogen Import Routes into the EU
Hydrogen’s production versatility, coupled with its potential as an energy vector, positions it as a potentially important fuel for the future. It can be sourced in many different ways, and has the ability to meet many applications, both in existing and future technology, and this means that hydrogen is in the forefront of the minds […]