Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/275703 
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Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Intereconomics [ISSN:] 1613-964X [Volume:] 58 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 111-118
Publisher: 
Sciendo, Warsaw
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
renewable energy
hydrogen technology
Europe
JEL: 
O14
Q42
R11
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