What will hydrogen markets look like in 2025? Right now, it feels like more than mere crystal-ball gazing to cut through the current fog and envision a particularly progressive 12 months ahead.
When I was asked to write this column, I pondered for some time what my angle would be. The growing invisibility of the sector and the lack of a unified voice fighting its corner? The interesting shift in emphasis between green and blue hydrogen? The sudden lack of colour-coding at all, and the adoption of ‘low-carbon hydrogen’ in the current lexicon? The balancing act of a disruptive east versus a cumbersome west? The healthy, competitive landscape in electrolyser technologies? Or the policy progress made this year?
There are too many talking points to choose from. What stood out to me most of all was the underlying sense of disappointment and lack of cohesion that emanates from so many of these topics. It hurts me to write this, as a champion of hydrogen and a driving force behind H2 View in the first place, but now more than ever it’s time for some pragmatic conversations in hydrogen. We need to acknowledge the growing pains, not brush them under the carpet.
The narrative in hydrogen – or perhaps green hydrogen – has been frustrating at best in recent months. At worst, it’s been perplexing and a source of disappointment. For every positive step forward, there always seems to be a project pulled or a final investment decision (FID) that doesn’t get made.
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