Green Hydrogen Atlas

Green Hydrogen Atlas

This study is the first to identify and in-depth analyze possible partner countries for Germany in a future hydrogen economy based on a new methodological approach and an analysis grid. To this end, detailed global techno-economic potentials are collected using models and hydrogen value chains, including transport, are examined.

The analyses carried out include the needs of the partner countries. The latter include the sustainable coverage of their own energy demand, the achievement of their own climate goals using the economic development opportunities of a hydrogen economy, and compliance with specific sustainability criteria for the hydrogen economy in the partner countries. Furthermore, the countries' abilities to build such capital and technology-intensive plants are analyzed (e.g. access to capital and geopolitical stability).

The opportunities arising for these countries are also identified (e.g. impacts on local value creation, capacity building opportunities), and acceptance and stakeholder analyses are carried out. In a further analysis step, the resulting supply of hydrogen and synthesis products is then compared with the global demand of the importing countries, thus drawing an overall picture for the first time that takes economic, technical, social and ecological aspects into account equally.

The analyses provide policy recommendations regarding the development of a sustainable import strategy for Germany.

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