Addressing hydrogen supply chain scarcity – MEED

Addressing hydrogen supply chain scarcity – MEED

Safely distributing hydrogen will require trillions of dollars of investment to expand the world's hydrogen infrastructure



This package also includes:> Adnoc to explore hydrogen potential in India> Siemens Energy makes headway with hydrogen> Australian firm and Jordan hold hydrogen talks> Saudi Arabia moves on $5bn hydrogen projectSubscribe to MEED Premium The hydrogen supply chain is far from being global yet. While the most practical and effective way to transport hydrogen is in its gaseous form via pipeline networks, the latter are relatively scarce, localised in and around large industrial basins and not optimally positioned globally.Most hydrogen production is concentrated in petrochemical basins and corridors, for example along the US' Gulf of Mexico coastline; in Northern Europe, linking Dunkirk, France to Goteborg, Sweden; and between Jubail and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia.Guidepoint's European Hydrogen Backbone report estimates that Europe will need to invest up to €65bn ($77.9bn) by 2040 to expand the existing pipeline grid into a 23,000-kilometre network capable of transporting 1,100TWh-worth of