Now that hydrogen is a reality in the energy transition, keep calm and keep deploying

Hydrogen has a key role to play in the energy transition. It is not a silver bullet, it is not the only solution, but we really do see it as a critical enabler and contributor to the fundamental change that we are driving in the energy system, according to Ivana Jemelkova, CEO of the Hydrogen Council.

“And the benefits span climate, which we have been talking about the most, but other aspects too. We are really looking at impacts on efficiency, on resilience, and those are really important in the immediate, not only looking at the 2050 trajectory,” she tells Energy Connects. 

“The broader context is that things are not going that well for the energy transition. We are not moving fast enough to meet net zero. And that is true for the energy transition at large. And that is certainly true for hydrogen as well – facing macroeconomic headwinds, facing issues with inefficient or lacking regulation. There is a direct line from policy to project execution, where policy is effective and efficient, projects are flying, where policy is missing, we are really seeing that chunk of projects waiting to get over the FID line. So I think it’s interesting because we have in many ways normalised the hydrogen conversation but now we really need to do the work that’s perhaps a little less glamorous – less headlines but more execution,” she adds.