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Direct and indirect job creation from deploying 2.5 Mtpa of hydrogen over 10 years

Last updated 13 Mar 2025

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IEA analysis based on Hanna et al. (2024), CE Delft (2021), LBST (2021), NRCan (2020), Navigant (2020), Vivid Economics (2019), HyNet (2018), UNECE (2021).

Notes

C&M = construction and manufacturing; O&M = operating and maintenance expenses . Assuming a 75/25 split in solar PV/onshore wind and global productivity in 2023 instead of Ukraine-specific values. Productivity fixed over time. Jobs associated with manufacturing for onshore wind and solar PV have a hatched pattern because those will most likely be located abroad.

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