ICIS Hydrogen Insights

On 8 July the European hydrogen market welcomed the much-anticipated delegated act for low-carbon hydrogen, which sets the rules for hydrogen produced via multiple different pathways, which still aim to achieve low levels of greenhouse gas emissions. In this episode, ICIS head of energy transition pricing, Alice Casagni, and ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones discuss the delegated act, the key points to come from the rules and what this means for European hydrogen moving forward.

In episode 20 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones is joined by two experts from the energy storage industry to discuss the topic of storing hydrogen to support the future energy system. Jake is joined by Daniel Mercer, managing director Storengy Deutschland and Florent Lejette, director of strategy and business development Storengy. The group discuss key topics from the hydrogen storage world, such as developing hydrogen storage, how much using storage can save participants on a €/kg basis, what storage costs could be and, importantly, how much hydrogen storage will Europe need by 2030. As well as this, the trio discuss the multiple projects and learnings from Storengy’s activities in the hydrogen storage sector.

In episode 18 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, ICIS global hydrogen editor Jake Stones is joined by Matthieu Boisson, managing director for CertifHy, a voluntary hydrogen certification company. Matthieu explains the impact of the European Commission’s “positive technical assessment” for RFNBO certifiers, as well as the commercial value hydrogen certificates could hold. Beyond this, Matthieu’s experience with companies seeking pre-certification sheds light on where Europe stands as a global market leader. Finally, the pair discuss whether there is interest in low-carbon hydrogen certification.

How long does the world's current grey hydrogen production fleet have left on average? And why do autothermal reformers with carbon capture and storage appear to be the replacement technology of choice for low-carbon hydrogen producers? In this episode of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones discusses these matters and more with Johnson Matthey's senior vice president of hydrogen and sustainable technologies, Dr Eugene McKenna. Dr McKenna also gives his take on the prospect of retrofitting steam methane reformers with CCS, and the risks facing hydrogen market participants today when developing their projects.

ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones meets with Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis to discuss some of the largest developments to befall the EU hydrogen market this year, namely the progression of the Net Zero Industry Act, the new terms and conditions for the second EU Hydrogen Bank auction, and lastly the results of the pilot auction were published to the market, indicating the first projects to be granted a fixed subsidy via the bank’s mechanism. Over the episode Chatzimarkakis weighs in on key considerations around these topics, such as what the budget might be for the second auction, how the criteria for the new auction has changed compared to the first, and the importance of the pilot auction's results are for the wider European hydrogen economy.

In episode 12 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones and Neil McDonald, managing director of Australia-based hydrogen exploration company Gold Hydrogen dig deep into the potential for natural hydrogen, also referred to as gold or white hydrogen. Natural hydrogen differs from most types or colours of hydrogen as it does not need to be produced. Instead, natural hydrogen is extracted from underground reserves. The emergence of natural hydrogen exploration companies such as Gold Hydrogen has marked an important development to the potential supply side for future hydrogen markets, presenting a low-cost, low-emissions hydrogen source.

In episode 10 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones talks with Dr Graham Cooley, former ITM CEO and chairman of H2 Green and NanoSUN, about developments in the hydrogen market since 2020, the difference in support schemes and why there is a gap between announced hydrogen projects and the decision to take final investment decision (FID).

To understand the approaching changes to the hydrogen economy from a producer's perspective, episode 8 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast hosts Caroline Stancell, general manager for hydrogen for Europe & Africa at Air Products, one of the largest hydrogen producers globally today. Joined by ICIS deputy hydrogen editor Gary Hornby, this episode covers what is required from governments to aid the energy transition away from fossil fuels, the dynamic between domestic production of low carbon hydrogen and imports, and how to spur demand from industry for hydrogen feedstock.

In this episode of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, global hydrogen editor Jake Stones speaks with Maryna Hritsyshyna, senior manager of regulatory affairs at Hydrogenious LOHC, a hydrogen transportation and storage company. Maryna and Jake review Hydrogenious' process, current regulatory topics for European hydrogen including the recently published delegated act for renewable hydrogen, and lastly the potential for Ukraine as a hydrogen exporter to Europe.

In this episode of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones speaks with Daria Nochevnik, director for policy and partnerships at the Hydrogen Council on the need for hydrogen certification, how certificates can help the hydrogen market develop and the importance of a global hydrogen standard underpinning production methods. Click here to find out more about ICIS and hydrogen

In this episode of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, ICIS Hydrogen Editor Jake Stones and Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis discuss recent developments across European hydrogen regulation and policy, reviewing the European Commission's hydrogen bank and the implications of the EU parliament's plenary session on 14 September regarding the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the rules for producing renewable hydrogen.