ICIS Hydrogen Insights

Episode 22: What is the impact of the low-carbon hydrogen delegated act?

On 8 July the European hydrogen market welcomed the much-anticipated delegated act for low-carbon hydrogen, which sets the rules for hydrogen produced via multiple different pathways, which still aim to achieve low levels of greenhouse gas emissions.  In this episode, ICIS head of energy transition pricing, Alice Casagni, and ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones discuss the delegated act, the key points to come from the rules and what this means for European hydrogen moving forward.

Episode 21: Hydrogen's potential impact as an indirect greenhouse gas

In episode 21 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones speaks with Environmental Defense Fund executive director for Europe Helen Spence-Jackson on the impact hydrogen could have on the environment as an indirect greenhouse gas and associated emissions from production processes.  Over the course of the episode, Helen and Jake discuss the intricacies of hydrogen, how a potential climate solution for hard-to-abate sectors could still pose risks and what practices to consider when aiming to avoid them.

Episode 20: Hydrogen storage

In episode 20 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones is joined by two experts from the energy storage industry to discuss the topic of storing hydrogen to support the future energy system. Jake is joined by Daniel Mercer, managing director Storengy Deutschland and Florent Lejette, director of strategy and business development Storengy. The group discuss key topics from the hydrogen storage world, such as developing hydrogen storage, how much using storage can save participants on a €/kg basis, what storage costs could be and, importantly, how much hydrogen storage will Europe need by 2030. As well as this, the trio discuss the multiple projects and learnings from Storengy’s activities in the hydrogen storage sector.

Episode 19: Global ammonia market review

In episode 19 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones meets with ICIS senior ammonia editor Sylvia Tranganida to discuss today’s global ammonia market. The pair review the current supply/demand balance of grey ammonia today and whether this balance could shift in the future, as well as whether price levels from the 2021-2022 commodity price spike are likely to return. Looking to the future, Sylvia explains the interest the current ammonia market has in decarbonizing and how renewable and low carbon ammonia trade is developing.

Episode 18: CertifHy’s positive technical assessment, RFNBO trading and Europe’s position in hydrogen

In episode 18 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, ICIS global hydrogen editor Jake Stones is joined by Matthieu Boisson, managing director for CertifHy, a voluntary hydrogen certification company. Matthieu explains the impact of the European Commission’s “positive technical assessment” for RFNBO certifiers, as well as the commercial value hydrogen certificates could hold. Beyond this, Matthieu’s experience with companies seeking pre-certification sheds light on where Europe stands as a global market leader. Finally, the pair discuss whether there is interest in low-carbon hydrogen certification.