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Hydrogen Council

The World Hydrogen Council is a global CEO-led initiative of 132 leading energy, transport, industry, and investment companies that seeks to develop the hydrogen economy. It claims to accelerate investment in the development and commercialization of the hydrogen and fuel cell sectors and encourage stakeholders to increase their backing of hydrogen as part of the future energy mix.[1]

World Hydrogen Council
FormationJanuary 17th, 2017 (January 17th, 2017)
TypeCommercial Affiliation; CEO-level Advisory Body
PurposeIndustrial Development
HeadquartersBelgium
Region served
Worldwide
Websitehydrogencouncil.com

Formation

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The Hydrogen Council launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 7, 2017.[2] In one of two formal statements made at the Forum, Air Liquide Chairman and CEO Benoît Potier stated that the aim of the initiative is “to explain why hydrogen emerges among the key solutions for the energy transition, in mobility as well as in the power, industrial and residential sectors.”[3]

The 13 inaugural members included Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American plc, BMW, Daimler AG, ENGIE, Honda, Hyundai Motor Company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde Group, Total S.A., and Toyota Motor Corporation.[4]

Members

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As of April 2022, the Hydrogen Council consists of 132[a] members separated into three groups: the Steering Group, the Supporting Group, and the Investor Group.[1][6]

Steering Group (52 members)

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Supporting Group (68 members)

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Investor Group (12 members)

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Governance

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The Hydrogen Council is steered by a core group of executives who meet annually at a CEO-level event.

Ongoing governance is led by two Co-Chairs from different geographies and sectors, elected every two years by the council's Steering Members. Each year, one of the two co-chair mandates is renewed for continuity. The organization is steered by two co-secretaries (representatives of the two Co-Chairs).[1]

Co-Chairs and Co-Secretaries

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To date, the co-chair and Co-Secretary positions have been held by Air Liquide and Toyota (2017), Air Liquide, Hyundai (2018), and Air Liquide and Hyundai (2019).[8]

Partners

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As of November 2019, The Hydrogen Council lists its partners as The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS), The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), Energy Observer, H
2 View, IEA Hydrogen, Mission Innovation (MI), and The World Economic Forum.[9]

Reports

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The Hydrogen Council has published three reports, in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, that are available on their website.

How Hydrogen Empowers the Energy Transition

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Published in January 2017, "How Hydrogen Empowers the Energy Transition"[10] explores the seven roles of hydrogen in decarbonizing significant sectors of the economy and considers the policy environment needed to facilitate the deployment of hydrogen technology.

Hydrogen Scaling Up: A Sustainable Pathway for the Global Energy Transition

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Published in November 2017, "Hydrogen, scaling up"[11] suggests wide-scale deployment of hydrogen for the decarbonization of transport, industry, and buildings and enabling a renewable energy production and distribution system. The scenarios outlined in the report suggest that hydrogen technologies could contribute to meeting 18% of the world's final energy demands, avoiding 6 Gt of CO2 emissions, and creating a market with revenues of $2.5 trillion each year while providing 30 million jobs by mid-century. An investment of $280 billion – or annual investments of $20–25 billion until 2030 – would be required to build the hydrogen economy with these benefits.

Following the publication of this report, the EU,[12] France,[13] and South Korea[14] published similar analyses, focusing on their specific regions.

Hydrogen Meets Digital

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Published in September 2018, "Hydrogen Meets Digital"[15] investigates the impact of digitization on energy demand to establish a dialogue with the ICT sector on how digitization and hydrogen could complement each other during the energy transition. The report concludes that hydrogen has substantial benefits that could enable major digital trends and thus serve as an efficient, zero-emission energy vector.

Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective

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Published in January 2020, "Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective"[16] provides evidence based on the path to cost competitiveness for 40 hydrogen technologies used in 35 applications. The report suggests that scale-up will be the biggest driver of cost reduction, with costs projected to decrease by up to 50% by 2030 for a wide range of applications.

Events

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CEO Events

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The Hydrogen Council holds an annual CEO Event, where CEOs and C-suite representatives of member organizations meet to reflect on the work of the previous year and to brainstorm strategies to accelerate the council's mission going forward. To date, five CEO Events have taken place. The first was held at the World Economic Forum in Davos (2017),[17] the second at the COP 23 in Bonn, Germany (2017),[18] the third in San Francisco, USA (2018).,[19] the fourth in Versailles in January 2020 and the last in a digital format in January 2021.

Side Events

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The Hydrogen Council also hosted a number of side events that gathered CEOs and executives from member organizations alongside key stakeholders and influencers in the energy sector. Examples of such events include: 'New York: Investor Day, Celebrating Hydrogen in the Clean Energy Economy',[20] 'China: Hydrogen Industry Development Innovation Forum',[21] and 'Korea: International Hydrogen Energy Forum.'[22]

Notes

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  1. ^ additional member The Anschutz Corporation is not listed on the FAQ webpage,[1] but it is listed on a press release.[5]
  2. ^ Energy company - Gurugram, India
  3. ^ 50:50 hydrogen-based fuel cell joint venture between Volvo Group and Daimler Truck[7]
  4. ^ Gas liquefaction equipment - Georgia, US
  5. ^ Gas cylinders - Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  6. ^ Network of hydrogen refueling stations - California, US
  7. ^ Composite cylinder for storage and transportation of gases - Ålesund, Norway
  8. ^ Air and gas handling solutions - Renfrew, GB
  9. ^ Hydrogen storage tanks - Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
  10. ^ Construction engineering - Oklahoma, US
  11. ^ Electrolyzer manufacturer - Drôme, France
  12. ^ Fuel cell systems - Shanghai, China
  13. ^ Catalysts and Hydrogen fuel cell electrocatalysts - Chengdu, China
  14. ^ Hydrogen fuel cell - Beijin, China
  15. ^ Automotive fuel systems (natural gas, hydrogen) - British Columbia, Canada

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Frequenty Asked Questions". www.hydrogencouncil.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ Smedly, Mark. "Hydrogen lobby launched at Davos". naturalgasworld.com. Natural Gas World. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ "New Hydrogen Council launches in Davos". h2fcsupergen.com. Imperial College London. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ "New "Hydrogen Council" launches in Davos - Hydrogen Council". 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Hydrogen Council membership grows to more than 130 members, with eleven new companies committing to foster development of the hydrogen economy" (Press release). Hydrogen Council. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ Collins, Leigh (27 July 2020). "Microsoft commits to H
    2     as an energy-transition fuel with senior role in Hydrogen Council | Recharge"    . Recharge | Latest renewable energy news. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ "cellcentric - Hydrogen-based fuel cell joint venture between Volvo Group & Daimler Truck AG". www.volvogroup.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Press Releases".
  9. ^ "Hydrogen Council Partners". The Hydrogen Council.
  10. ^ http://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hydrogen-Council-Vision-Document.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ http://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Hydrogen-Scaling-up_Hydrogen-Council_2017.compressed.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ https://fch.europa.eu/sites/default/files/Hydrogen%20Roadmap%20Europe_Report.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  13. ^ "Afhypac - Page introuvable" (PDF).
  14. ^ "310 hydrogen refuelling stations in Korea by 2022 - Industry and government launch dialogue to accelerate roadmap to mass market - Hydrogen Council". 6 February 2018.
  15. ^ http://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hydrogen-Council-Hydrogen-Meets-Digital-2018.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  16. ^ "Path-to-Hydrogen-Competitiveness_Full-Study-1.pdf" (PDF).
  17. ^ "WEF, Davos: Hydrogen Council Launch - Hydrogen Council".
  18. ^ "COP23: 2nd Annual CEO Event - Hydrogen Council". 13 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Global Hydrogen Leaders Forum - 3rd Annual CEO Event - Hydrogen Council". 24 July 2018.
  20. ^ "New York: Investor Day - Hydrogen Council".
  21. ^ "China: Hydrogen Industry Development Innovation Forum - Hydrogen Council". 28 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Korea: International Hydrogen Energy Forum - Hydrogen Council". 19 February 2018.
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