Green hydrogen for industry : a guide to policy making

• Corporate Author: International Renewable Energy Agency.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [Abu Dhabi] : International Renewable Energy Agency, [2022]
• Subjects: Hydrogen as fuel.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781523151981; 1523151986; 9789292604226
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (67 pages) : illustrations
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

The industrial sector is the leading hydrogen consumer, with 87.1 million tonnes of hydrogen consumed in 2020. Hydrogen is used in refineries, chemical industry, and steelmaking, all categorised as "hard to abate" sectors. This large and centralised demand is critical for developing a green hydrogen sector. However, several barriers impede green hydrogen's full contribution to the industrial sector, including cost, technical, policy, lack of demand and carbon leakage risk. Policy makers can adopt industrial policies that address barriers and oblige or support a change from fossil fuel dependency of hard to abate sectors. An urgent task given the long lifespans of industrial assets and a limited window to avert the climate crisis. This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) provides a basis for understanding the challenges and policy solutions. It highlights the range of policy options available, including mandates, carbon pricing, carbon leakage measures, support schemes and market creation measures and complements these policies with country examples.