Redefining the Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the 2025-2045 Transition
Key Ideas
  • Hydrogen's role is being redefined towards enhancing electrification, with applications in fusion power for electricity grids and powering large ships' drives.
  • Investment in fusion power is increasing, with a focus on specialist materials, chemical intermediaries, and fuel blends instead of pure hydrogen.
  • Green hydrogen is emerging as a front-runner for seasonal storage needs, potential chemical feedstock, and long-term underground storage, offering new market opportunities.
  • The report highlights new hardware and materials needs in the green hydrogen sector, with a shift towards different objectives and chemistries like nickel, iron, and lithium-based materials.
The report 'The Hydrogen Economy Reinvented: Materials and Hardware Markets, Technology 2025-2045' provides insights into the evolving role of hydrogen in the energy transition. It emphasizes using hydrogen to enhance electrification, such as in fusion power for electricity grids and powering large ships. Investment in fusion power is growing, focusing on specialized materials and chemical intermediaries. Green hydrogen is identified as a key player in seasonal storage, chemical feedstock, and underground storage, offering various market opportunities. The report delves into the hardware and materials needs in the green hydrogen sector, highlighting the shift towards different objectives and the importance of materials like nickel, iron, and lithium-based materials. It also discusses the potential of green hydrogen in storage, transportation, and as a chemical reactant in various industries. Furthermore, it explores the challenges and opportunities in utilizing green hydrogen for long-term energy storage in electricity grids and the promising developments in hydrogen fusion power. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of hydrogen technologies and their implications for future markets and materials science.
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