The Spatial Evolution of a European Hydrogen Economy

Artikel

Green hydrogen has outgrown the testing stage: over the next few years, consortia across Europe will be investing large sums to build the supply chains of tomorrow. However, Europe as a whole will only be successful if it aligns the development of supply chains with the potentials of its regions and exploits the advantages of a European division of labour. This article examines the spatial distribution of hydrogen frontrunner projects in light of regional heterogeneity. It reveals a pattern that exhibits clear core regions but is only partly consistent with the localisation of current production and usage potentials. For a rapid ramp-up of hydrogen markets, European policymakers should make greater efforts to incentivise capacity formation in regions with high potential, by harmonising national levies affecting hydrogen supply chains and promoting the build-up of a cross-regional hydrogen transport infrastructure. Moreover, public investment support provided by various institutions and programmes should be better aligned to the common target of capacity upscaling.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Intereconomics ; ISSN: 1613-964X ; Volume: 58 ; Year: 2023 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 111-118

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology ; Alternative Energy Sources ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
• Thema: renewable energy ; hydrogen technology ; Europe ; Erneuerbare Energie ; Wasserstofftechnik ; Europa

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Wolf, André
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Sciendo
• (wo): Warsaw
• (wann): 2023

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.2478/ie-2023-0022
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/275703
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ