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Hydrogen production and transport costs to Germany, 2035

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USD/kg H₂

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  • Production
  • Transport
  • WACC premium
  • 20-inch pipeline

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

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Thousand workers

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  • Construction - Solar PV
  • Construction - Onshore wind
  • C&M - Electrolysis
  • O&M - Solar PV
  • O&M - Onshore wind
  • O&M - Electrolysis
  • Manufacturing - Solar PV
  • Manufacturing - Onshore wind

Contributing factors to levelised cost of hydrogen production difference between Germany and Ukraine, 2023

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USD/kg

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Global hydrogen production by technology in the Net Zero Scenario, 2019-2030

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Mt H2

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  • Fossil fuels without CCUS
  • By-product
  • Fossil fuels with CCUS
  • Electricity
  • Bioenergy

Global hydrogen demand by sector in the Net Zero Scenario, 2020-2030

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Mt H₂

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  • Refining
  • Ammonia
  • methanol
  • Iron and steel
  • New uses

Global hydrogen production CO2 emissions and average emissions intensity in the Net Zero Scenario, 2019-2030

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Created with Highcharts 9.3.3CO2 emissions (Mt CO₂-eq)Emission intensity ( kg CO₂-eq/kg H₂-eq)20202021202220232024202520262027202820292030020040060080010001200140016000246810121416NZE
  • Direct production
  • By-product hydrogen
  • Upstream and midstream
  • Average emissions intensity

Production indices of selected industries in the European Union, 2019-2024

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Index 2021=100

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  • Chemicals
  • Paper
  • Motor vehicles
  • Rubber and plastics
  • Machinery
  • Aluminium
  • Iron and steel