Policy & Socio-Economics

Hydrogen as an energy carrier is a promising alternative to fossil fuels and it becomes more and more popular in developed countries as a carbon-free fuel. The low boiling temperature of hydrogen (20 K or −253.15 ◦C) provides a unique opportunity to implement superconductors with a critical temperature above 20 K such as MgB2 or high-temperature superconductors. Superconductors increase efficiency and reduce the loss of energy which could c Read More

In the sixth episode titled Exploring Opportunities for EU-Canada Hydrogen Cooperation our CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis discusses with John Risley Charmain and CEO of CFFI Ventures and Stefan Kaufmann former Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen of the German government and now adviser to Thyssenkrupp. In the discussion about hydrogen market and technology's development in Canada and in Germany the businessman and the policy Read More

The Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan has set out the measures that will help ensure the UK is at the forefront of this revolution just as we led the first over two centuries ago. As nations move out of the shadow of coronavirus and confront the challenge of climate change with renewed vigour markets for new green products and services will spring up round the world. Taking action now will help ensure not just that we end our contribution to climate change by Read More

This review article critically examines papers on renewable energy integration (REI) with a specific focus on the economic and environmental impact assessments across multiple sectors including agriculture transportation electricity production buildings and biofuel production. A total of 111 articles from the Web of Science Core Collection database were reviewed using a systematic literature review methodology and content analysis techniques. Th Read More

The central role of hydrogen in the EU’s decarbonization strategy has increased the importance of critical raw materials. To address this the EU has taken legislative steps including the 2023 Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) to ensure a stable supply. Using a leader–follower Stackelberg game framework this study analyzes CRM market dynamics integrating CRMA compliance through rules on sourcing and stockpiling value chain resilience via the inclusi Read More

The development of green hydrogen can provide a welcome boost in energy security particularly for island nations that may be reliant on energy imports or intermittent renewables as part of their energy transition. However the expansion of a green hydrogen economy may have social environmental and economic impacts on tourism-reliant islands which may not be accounted for using typical market assessments. In this study focus groups and an Read More

: In remote areas or islands like Cyprus the isolated energy system high energy consumption in the transport sector and projected excess electricity production from solar sources create favourable conditions for establishing a hydrogen valley. But even after addressing technological managerial economic and financial challenges the success of a hydrogen valley hinges on the acceptance and engagement of the local population. The role of citizens is Read More

Renewable hydrogen has emerged as a potentially critical energy carrier for achieving climate change mitigation goals. International trade could play a key role in meeting hydrogen demand in a globally decarbonized energy system. To better understand this role we have developed a modelling framework that incorporates hydrogen supply and demand curves and a market equilibrium model to maximize social welfare. Applying this framework we investi Read More

For fast-tracking climate change response green hydrogen is key for achieving greenhouse gas neutral energy systems. Especially Sub-Saharan Africa can benefit from it enabling an increased access to clean energy through utilizing its beneficial conditions for renewable energies. However developing green hydrogen strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa requires highly detailed and consistent information ranging from technical environmental economic a Read More

In order to solve the problem of large-scale offshore wind power consumption the development of an offshore wind power hydrogen supply chain has become one of the trends. In this study 10 feasible options are proposed to investigate the economics of an offshore wind hydrogen supply chain for offshore hydrogen refueling station consumption from three aspects: offshore wind hydrogen production storage and transportation and application. The st Read More