Hydrogen requires ‘unprecedented’ growth rates

High hopes rest on green hydrogen: It is expected to help reduce emissions in the steel sector, find use in power plants, make shipping and – some hope – passenger transport more climate-friendly. But to meet future demand, electrolysis capacity will have to grow faster than the wind and solar industries have managed during their periods of highest percentage growth. This is revealed by a study published in Nature Energy, in which authors from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) were particularly involved.