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

The World Hydrogen Council is a global CEO-led initiative of 132 leading energy, transport, industry and investment companies with a united and long-term vision to develop the hydrogen economy. The key ambitions of the Hydrogen Council are to 1) accelerate significant investment in the development and commercialization of the hydrogen and fuel cell sectors and 2) encourage key stakeholders to increase their backing of hydrogen as part of the future energy mix.[1]

Formation

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

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

Steering Group (52 members)

Supporting Group (68 members)

Investor Group (12 members)

Governance

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 are renewed for continuity. The organisation is steered by two co-secretaries (representatives of the two Co-Chairs).[1]

Co-Chairs and Co-Secretaries

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

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

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

In August 2021, Reuters reported that the Hydrogen Council said it would only make commercial sense to use ammonia as a fuel source by 2030.[10]

How Hydrogen Empowers the Energy Transition

Published in January 2017," How Hydrogen Empowers the Energy Transition"[11] explores the seven roles of hydrogen in decarbonising major sectors of the economy and considers the policy environment needed to facilitate deployment of hydrogen technology.

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

Published in November 2017, "Hydrogen, scaling up"[12] outlines a comprehensive and qualified roadmap for wide-scale deployment of hydrogen for decarbonisation 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 publication of this report, the EU,[13] France,[14] and South Korea[15] published similar analyses, focusing on their specific regions.

Hydrogen Meets Digital

Published in September 2018, "Hydrogen Meets Digital"[16] investigates the impact of digitisation on energy demand, to establish a dialogue with the ICT sector on how digitisation and hydrogen could complement each other during the energy transition. The report concludes that hydrogen has strong benefits that could enable major digital trends and thus serve as an efficient, zero-emission energy vector.

Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective

Published in January 2020, "Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective"[17] provides an evidence base 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 cost projected to decrease by up to 50% by 2030 for a wide range of applications.

Events

CEO Events

The Hydrogen Council holds an annual CEO Event, where CEOs and C-suite representatives of member organisations meet to reflect on 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),[18] the second at the COP 23 in Bonn, Germany (2017),[19] the third in San Francisco, USA (2018).,[20] the fourth in Versailles in January 2020 and the last one in a digital format in January 2021.

Side Events

The Hydrogen Council also hosts a number of side-events that gather CEOs and executives from member organisations, alongside key stakeholders and influencers in the energy conversation. Example of such events include: New York: Investor Day, Celebrating Hydrogen in the Clean Energy Economy,[21] China: Hydrogen Industry Development Innovation Forum,[22] and Korea: International Hydrogen Energy Forum.,[23] Japan : Karuizawa Investor Event in coordination with the G20 Energy Forum in June 2019.

Notes

  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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ Cropley, Ed (26 August 2021). "Maersk's green ships have first-mover disadvantage". Reuters.
  11. ↑ http://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hydrogen-Council-Vision-Document.pdf
  12. ↑ http://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Hydrogen-Scaling-up_Hydrogen-Council_2017.compressed.pdf
  13. ↑ https://fch.europa.eu/sites/default/files/Hydrogen%20Roadmap%20Europe_Report.pdf
  14. ↑ "Afhypac - Page introuvable" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "310 hydrogen refuelling stations in Korea by 2022 - Industry and government launch dialogue to accelerate roadmap to mass market - Hydrogen Council". 6 February 2018.
  16. ↑ http://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hydrogen-Council-Hydrogen-Meets-Digital-2018.pdf
  17. ↑ "Path-to-Hydrogen-Competitiveness_Full-Study-1.pdf" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "WEF, Davos: Hydrogen Council Launch - Hydrogen Council".
  19. ↑ "COP23: 2nd Annual CEO Event - Hydrogen Council". 13 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Global Hydrogen Leaders Forum - 3rd Annual CEO Event - Hydrogen Council". 24 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "New York: Investor Day - Hydrogen Council".
  22. ↑ "China: Hydrogen Industry Development Innovation Forum - Hydrogen Council". 28 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Korea: International Hydrogen Energy Forum - Hydrogen Council". 19 February 2018.
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