choosing to be
ready for green
hydrogen adoption

Green hydrogen is made using electrolysers powered entirely by renewable energy technologies, such as wind, solar and hydro.

Hydrogen is already widely used in some industries, but it has not yet realised its potential to support clean energy transitions. Ambitious, targeted and near-term action is needed to further overcome barriers and reduce costs.

The easiest way a business can start to prepare for a green hydrogen revolution is to adopt renewable generation technology.

building electrolysers at locations with excellent renewable generation could become a low-cost supply option for hydrogen.

Hydrogen can enable renewables to provide an even greater contribution. It has the potential to help with variable output from renewables, like solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind, whose availability is not always well matched with demand.

Hydrogen is becoming one of the leading options for storing energy from renewables and looks promising to be a lowest-cost option for storing electricity over days, weeks or even months. Hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels can transport energy from renewables over long distances – from regions with abundant solar and wind resources, such as Australia or Latin America, to energy-hungry cities thousands of kilometres away.

Hydrogen can help tackle various critical energy challenges. It offers ways to decarbonise a range of sectors – including long-haul transport, chemicals, and iron and steel – where it is proving difficult to meaningfully reduce emissions. It can also help improve air quality and strengthen energy security.

looking at the long term future of hydrogen

how we can achieve widespread adoption and realise the true potential

power generation

hydrogen is one of the leading options for storing renewable energy, and hydrogen and ammonia can be used in gas turbines to increase power system flexibility.

buildings

hydrogen could be blended into existing natural gas networks, with the highest potential in multifamily and commercial buildings, particularly in dense cities while longer-term prospects could include the direct use of hydrogen in hydrogen boilers or fuel cells.

transport

the competitiveness of hydrogen fuel cell cars depends on fuel cell costs and refuelling stations while for trucks the priority is to reduce the delivered price of hydrogen. Shipping and aviation have limited low-carbon fuel options available and represent an opportunity for hydrogen-based fuels.

industry

Hydrogen use today is dominated by industry, namely: oil refining, ammonia production, methanol production and steel production. Virtually all of this hydrogen is supplied using fossil fuels, so there is significant potential for emissions reductions from clean hydrogen.

adoption

The development of hydrogen infrastructure is slow and holding back widespread adoption. For it to make a significant contribution to clean energy transitions, it also needs to be adopted in sectors where it is almost completely absent at the moment, such as transport, buildings and power generation.

interested in
hydrogen as a long-term energy consideration?

Be ready for the hydrogen revolution by putting sustainable energy generation in place.

By choosing to install solar PV or wind technologies you are putting in place the stepping stones for a hydrogen based future, whilst immediately reaping the ecological and monetary benefits of sustainable self-generation.

choosing to be ready for greenhydrogen adoption