Publications

Research - FEBRUARY 6, 2020

To read this full article you need to be subscribed to Newsline.

Sign in Sign up for a FREE subscription

Hydrogen costs to fall sooner than expected

by Andrea Zander

The cost of hydrogen solutions will fall sharply within the next decade, according to report by Hydrogen Council titled Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective.

As scale up of hydrogen production, distribution, equipment and component manufacturing continues, costs are projected to decrease by up to 50 percent by 2030 for a wide range of applications, making hydrogen competitive with other low-carbon alternatives and, in some cases, even conventional options.

“2020 marks the beginning of a new era for energy: as the potential for hydrogen to become part of our global energy system becomes a reality, we can expect fewer emissions and improved security and flexibility. This announces the decade of hydrogen,” said Benoît Potier, chairman and CEO of Air Liquide and co-chair of the Hydrogen Council. “A clean-energy future with hydrogen is closer than we think because the ind

Forgot your username or password?