Hydrogen Research Programme

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

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 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

  • E-diesel in the shipping sector: Prospects and challenges

    E-fuels, in particular e-diesel, will have to play a key role in replacing fossil fuels in shipping and thus promote climate change mitigation in this sector. However, at present, it remains uncertain whether e-diesel will indeed be utilized in the coming years, further adding to the challenge of predicting its availability and usage. Challenges such […]

    By: Nesrine Souissi

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  • OIES Podcast – Aviation fuels and the potential of hydrogen

    In the latest OIES podcast, from the Hydrogen Programme, James Henderson talks to Abdurahman Alsulaiman about his latest paper entitled “Navigating Turbulence: Hydrogen’s Role in the Decarbonisation of the Aviation Sector.” In the podcast we discuss the current balance of fuels in the aviation sector, the importance of increasing efficiency of aero-engines and the impact […]

    By: OIES

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  • Decarbonizing Germany’s heating sector

    By its Climate Protection Act Germany is committed to net zero GHG emissions by 2045, implying zero emissions from space heating, a major part of final energy consumption. The present political discussion reflected in recent legislation is dominated by use of heat pumps and renewable power.  This approach risks to fail due to too slow […]

    By: Ralf Dickel

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Latest Ongoing Research from the Hydrogen Research Programme

  • Hydrogen definitions – an unnecessary source of regulatory risk and uncertainty?

    The paper will look at proposed definitions for hydrogen (e.g UK Low Carbon Hydrogen, EU RFNBOs etc.) and how the carbon intensity of hydrogen is measured (e.g. system boundaries, treatment of inputs such as electricity.) It will then consider the implications of this for policy making – in particular focusing on the impact of different […]

    By: Alex Barnes

  • Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis of Introducing Hydrogen into Hard-to-Abate Applications

    This energy insight focuses on contextualizing and providing an environmental cost-benefit analysis of introducing hydrogen into existing hard-to-abate applications. It aims to evaluate economic and environmental implications and offer insights into the potential benefits and challenges associated with incorporating hydrogen as an energy vector in sectors traditionally difficult to decarbonize.

    By: Abdurahman Alsulaiman

  • Leakage Rates, Solutions, and Environmental Analysis of Hydrogen Supply Chains

    This research paper aims to collate and analyze diverse leakage rates associated with various sub-configurations of potential hydrogen supply chains. It will review potential solutions aimed at mitgating leakage rates within these chains. Additionally, the paper will synthesize the key environmental impact of introducing hydrogen into current emission-intensive applications, providing insights into the broader environmental […]

    By: Abdurahman Alsulaiman