Hydrogen has the potential to decarbonise a wide range of heavy industries including cement production, power, chemicals and steel. This means that demand for hydrogen is going to be huge. In its Net-Zero Emissions scenario the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects demand to increase five-fold from 2020 to 2050. However, there are a few important limitations to overcome for hydrogen to become competitive. The first challenge is to produce sufficient supply of renewable 'green hydrogen. The next is to be able to store it in large quantities and then to establish the required infrastructure to trade and transport it.
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