Nations Agree To Boost Output Of Hydrogen

20 Nations Pledge Increase In Hydrogen Output To 90 Million Tons Per Year

(Image Courtesy Of Hydrogen Ministerial Conference)

Reuters has reported that more than 20 countries have agreed to boost output of hydrogen to at least 90 million tonnes a year by 2030 from 1 million tonnes now. The agreement between countries including the United States, Australia, and Germany came at the 2022 Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo on September 26, 2022.

Many countries are facing a historic energy security risk following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We believe strategically increasing the sustainable production and use of low carbon and renewable hydrogen can contribute significantly to ensuring energy security, resilience, and climate goals,” said Nishimura Yasutoshi, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry.

The global goal of producing 90 million tonnes of blue hydrogen — produced from natural gas but eliminating emissions by capturing and storing the emitted carbon — and green hydrogen — extracted from water using electrolysis powered by renewable energy — a year by 2030 is slightly below the 95 million tonnes that the International Energy Agency (IEA) says is required over the same time frame to help achieve its 2050 net-zero scenario.

Held annually, the first Hydrogen Ministerial Conference took place 2018 as a forum to promote the use of hydrogen on a global scale and to further cooperation among the countries concerned.