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HYDROGEN
ROADMAP
 EUROPE
A sustainable pathway for the
 European energy transition

       February 6, 2019

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HYDROGEN ROADMAP EUROPE - A sustainable pathway for the European energy transition - FCH JU
WHY HYDROGEN: TO REALIZE THE AMBITIOUS TRANSITION OF THE EU'S ENERGY SYSTEM,
A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES NEED TO BE RESOLVED
Mt
                                  3,536                   1,695

             Power
                                                                                                                                                              Challenges
        generation,
         balancing,                                                                                                                                              Achieving
          buffering                                                                                                                                                deep
                                                                                                                                                                 decarbo-
                                                                                                                                                                  nization
                                                                                                                                                                               Managing
                                                                                  1,841                   1,070                                                                 variable
     Transportation
                                                                                                                                                                              renewables

                                                                                                                                                                  Meeting
                                                                                                                                                                 customer
       Heating and                                                                                                                                                             Retaining
power for buildings
                                                                                                                                                                preferences
                                                                                                                                    771                                           EU
     Industry energy
                                                                                                                                                                              technology
                                                                                                                                                    1.5DS2:                   leadership
 Industry feedstock                                                                                                                                 254 Mt                     to create
             Others                                                                                                                                                            jobs and
                                 CO2                    Current                  CO2                  Remaining                  CO2                                            wealth
                              emissions                  plan1                emissions                 gap                   emissions
                               in 2015                                         in 2050                                         in 2DS²
                 1 Emission reductions from current national commitments, energy efficiency etc. as included in the IEA "reference technology scenario"
                 2 DS = degree scenario
                 SOURCE: IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2017; Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                             PAGE 2
HYDROGEN ROADMAP EUROPE - A sustainable pathway for the European energy transition - FCH JU
ACHIEVING DEEP DECARBONIZATION OF >80% OF CO2 EMISSIONS REQUIRES HYDROGEN

                                Hydrogen is the best or only choice for at-scale
  Challenge                     decarbonization of key segments, for example:

  Achieving                                H2 TO
                                                                   FUEL CELLS/
                                                               SYNFUELS FOR HEAVY
                                       DECARBONIZE

  deep
                                                                 TRANSPORT AND
                                       THE GAS GRID                    LONG
                                                                    DISTANCES

  decarboni-
  zation
                                                      HIGH-GRADE                 ULTRA-LOW-
                                                       HEAT FOR                 CARBON H2 AS
                                                      INDUSTRY &                 FEEDSTOCK,
                                                        IN STEEL                E.G., AMMONIA

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HYDROGEN ROADMAP EUROPE - A sustainable pathway for the European energy transition - FCH JU
USING HYDROGEN IN THE GAS GRID OFFERS THREE MAJOR ADVANTAGES OVER
OTHER DECARBONIZATION SOLUTIONS FOR BUILDING HEATING

                1                      Heating
                                                 Full direct electrification of heating not feasible

                    Demand
                                        Power    Would require significant increase in power generation and grid capacity that is
                     Winter   Summer   Winter
                                                 used only in the winter

                2                                Compatible with existing building stock compared to use of heat pumps
    H2 TO
DECARBONIZE                                      90%       of all buildings emissions result from buildings older than 25 years
THE GAS GRID

                3                                Infrastructure, skills and regulations already available and ready to be leveraged
                                                           of all European households have gas heating as of today making fast
                                                 40%       and convenient implementation possible

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HYDROGEN ROADMAP EUROPE - A sustainable pathway for the European energy transition - FCH JU
EXAMPLE FOR TRUCKS: HYDROGEN FUEL CELL POWERTRAINS ARE A TECHNICALLY ADVANCED
ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGY AND COST COMPETITIVE FOR HEAVY TRANSPORT

                                                                 Powertrain system cost, '000 EUR
                           FCEV powertrains for trucks
                1          are cost competitive
                                                                 40
                                                                 30       ~100 km
                                                                                                    BEV truck

                           with BEV from 100 km range            20                                 FCEV truck
                                                                 10
                                                                  0
                                                                    0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
                                                                   Energy capacity converted to range, km
                           Hydrogen refueling is 15 times faster than fast charging
                2
                           After 10 minutes refueling/recharging time
 FUEL CELLS
  FOR HEAVY                               90%          vs.           10%           of ~1000 km range
 TRANSPORT
                                    FCEV truck                   BEV truck

                3          Recharging infrastructure ...
                               requires                creates
                    H2
                               10-15x            and   flexible
                               less space              instead of peak load

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IN INDUSTRY, HYDROGEN PROVIDES LARGE-SCALE OPPORTUNITIES TO DECARBONIZE HIGH-
GRADE HEAT OR REPLACE CARBON-INTENSIVE INPUTS AS A FEEDSTOCK

                 1
                            Only feasible route for decarbonization of steel
                            Replacement of blast furnace with direct reduction process using hydrogen

                 2          At-scale decarbonization of high-grade heat industrial processes
 HIGH-GRADE                 Decarbonization route compatible with current processes
  HEAT FOR
INDUSTRY AND
AS FEEDSTOCK

                 3          Conversion of hydrogen production to ultra-low-carbon hydrogen
                            Decarbonization of hydrogen production where currently used – e.g., in
                            ammonia production, refining and petrochemical industries

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MANAGING VARIABLE RENEWABLES REQUIRES HYDROGEN

                              Hydrogen is the only option to enable the transition of the
  Challenge                   energy system – managing quadrupling renewables requires...

  Managing                                                                H2

  variable                         AT-SCALE SECTOR
                                      COUPLING
                                                        LOW-COST
                                                       SEASONAL
                                                                       LINK BETWEEN
                                                                        PRODUCTION
                                                                        AND DEMAND

  renewables
                                     MECHANISM       ENERGY STORAGE
                                                                          REGIONS

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HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL SOLUTIONS MEET CUSTOMER PREFERENCES AND ARE CONVENIENT

                              Hydrogen and fuel cells are compatible with
  Challenge                   current usage patterns and convenience due to...

  Meeting
  customer
                                                         NO OR FEW
                                       SUPERIOR                           POTENTIAL FOR
                                                       CONSTRUCTION
                                      RANGE AND                               LOWER
                                    REFUELING TIME   CHANGES REQUIRED
                                                                         ENERGY COSTS IN
                                                        FOR HEATING

  preferences
                                       OF FCEVs                           THE LONG TERM
                                                          WITH H2

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HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EUROPE'S INDUSTRY

                               Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are
  Challenge                    an opportunity for Europe's industry as to...

  Securing EU
  technology
  leadership to                     BUILD ON CURRENT
                                       SKILLS AND
                                     MANUFACTURING
                                                             REDUCE
                                                         DEPENDENCY ON
                                                           FOSSIL FUEL
                                                                                  LEVERAGE
                                                                                   EXISTING
                                                                               INFRASTRUCTURE

  create jobs                           CAPACITY            IMPORTS

  and wealth

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TOGETHER WITH AN INDUSTRY COALITION, A HYDROGEN ROADMAP FOR EUROPE
HAS BEEN DEVELOPED

                                        ▪   Study by the FCH JU, supported by Hydrogen Europe and
                                            17 companies and organizations along the whole value
                                            chain of hydrogen
                                        ▪   First comprehensive quantified European perspective for
                                            deployment of hydrogen and fuel cells in two scenarios
                                            – Ambitious, yet realistic two-degree scenario and
                                               business-as-usual scenario
                                            – Long-term potential
                                            – Roadmap with intermediate milestones
                                            – Recommendations to kickstart

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WHY HYDROGEN
ACROSS APPLICATIONS HYDROGEN CAN CLOSE HALF OF THE GAP TOWARDS THE 2DS
Carbon emissions gap to reach 2DS1 in
2050, Mt                                                     Segments                                                         Hydrogen decarbonization levers
        1,070                             562                                                                                 Power generation                         Integration of renewables into the power
                                                             ▪   Power generation, balancing, buffering
                                                                                                                                                                       sector2
                                                             ▪   2-3 wheelers             ▪   Aviation
                                                             ▪   Passenger vehicles       ▪   Shipping                                                                 Power generation from renewable
                                                             ▪   Taxis and vans           ▪   Rail                                                                     resources
                                                             ▪   Buses and trucks
                                                             ▪   Forklifts                                                     Transportation                          Replacement of combustion engines with
                  Closing                                                                                                                                              FCEVs, in particular in buses and trucks,
                ~50% of gap                                  ▪   Heating and power for buildings                                                                       taxis and vans as well as larger passenger
                                                             ▪ High-grade heat            ▪   Low-grade heat
                                                                                                                                                                       vehicles
                                                             ▪ Medium-grade heat                                                                                       Decarbonization of aviation fuel through
                                                             Existing:                    New:
                                                             ▪ Ammonia, methanol          ▪ Steelmaking (DRI)                                                          synthetic fuels based on hydrogen
                                                             ▪ Refining                   ▪ CCU (methanol,                                                             Replacement of diesel-powered trains and
                                                             ▪ Metal processing             olefins, BTX)
                                                                                                                                                                       oil-powered ships with hydrogen fuel-cell-
                                                                                                                                                                       powered units
                                                                                                                              Heating and                              Decarbonization of natural gas grid
                                                                                                                              power for                                through blending
                                                                                 508                                          buildings                                Upgrade of natural gas to pure hydrogen
                                                                                                                                                                       grid
                                                                                                                              Industry heat                            Replacement of natural gas for process
                                                                                                                                                                       heat
                                                                                                                              Industry feedstock                       Switch from blast furnace to DRI steel
   Total gap to reach          CO2 abatement                          Remaining                                                                                        Replacement of natural gas as feedstock
   2DS1 in 2050                potential of                           gap                                                                                              in combination with CCU
                               hydrogen
                 1 2-degree scenario 2 Please see the chapter on renewables and power for information on the role of hydrogen as enabler of a renewable power system. The "enabled" carbon abatement from renewables is not included here and is
                   an additional benefit of hydrogen for decarbonization
                 SOURCE: IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2017; Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                                                                    PAGE 11
WHY HYDROGEN
BESIDES CO2 ABATEMENT, DEPLOYMENT OF THE HYDROGEN ROADMAP ALSO CUTS LOCAL
EMISSIONS, CREATES NEW MARKETS AND SECURES SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE

 2050 hydrogen vision

                                                     CO2

      ~24%                                ~560 Mt                                           ~EUR 820bn                            ~15%                     ~5.4m
    of final energy                            annual CO2                                            annual revenue            reduction of local         jobs (hydrogen,
       demand1                                 abatement2                                             (hydrogen and             emissions (NOx)         equipment, supplier
                                                                                                        equipment)         relative to road transport       industries)3

                 Including feedstock
               1 Including  feedstock; 2 Compared to the reference
                                                         reference technology
                                                                    scenario; 3scenario
                                                                                Excluding 3indirect effects
                                                                                             Excluding  indirect effects

               SOURCE: Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                                                  PAGE 12
ROADMAP
HYDROGEN COULD PROVIDE UP TO 24% OF TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND, OR UP TO
~2,250 TWH OF ENERGY IN THE EU BY 2050
TWh
Final energy
                     14,100                                 11,500                                      9,300
demand

Thereof H2              2%                            4%              6%                     8%                  24%
                                                                                                                            1-3   Power genera-
                                                                                                                 2,251            tion, buffering
                                                                                                                  112
                                                                                                                            4
                                                                                                                                  Transportation
                                                                            x7                                    675
                                                                                                                            5     Heating and
                                                                                                                                  power for
                                                                                                                  579             buildings
                                                                                             780                            6
                                                 x2
                                                                      665                                                         Industry energy
                                                                                        43         85             237
                                                      481        65         70   33    207                        257
                       325                                       62              8      1          53                       7
                                                                                                                                  New feedstock
                                                      427             427                    391                  391

                                                Business As          Ambitious        Business As               Ambitious         Existing
                                                  Usual                                 Usual                                     feedstock

                      2015                                    2030                                      2050
               SOURCE: Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                           PAGE 13
ROADMAP
HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY EXISTS AND IS READY TO BE DEPLOYED
                                                      Ambitious scenario                        Business as usual scenario                         Start of commercialization                                          Mass market acceptability1
                                            Today              2020                              25                               30                              35                              40                            2045
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Forklifts
                                                                                                                                       Taxis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Medium and
                                                                                                       City buses                                                                                                                       large cars
 4                                                                                                                                     Trams/railways
      Transportation
                                                                                                                                       Vans
                                                                                                                                                                       Coaches                                                     Synfuel
                                                                                                                                                                       Trucks                                  (freight ships and aviation)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Small cars
      Heating and                               mCHPs2
 5
      power                                                                                                                                                             Blended hydrogen heating
      for buildings3                                                                       Pure hydrogen heating
 6                                                  Low/medium industry heat
      Industry heat
                                                       High-grade industry heat

                                                       Existing: refining4, chemicals (production of ammonia, methanol, and others), metal processing
 7    Industry
      feedstock          CCU (methanol, olefins, BTX)5
                                Steelmaking6
 1    Power                        Power generation,
      generation                  balancing, buffering
                  1 Defined as sales >1% within segment; 2 mCHPs sales in EU independent of fuel type (NG or H2); 3 Pure and blended H2 refer to shares in total heating demand; 4 Refining includes hydro-cracking, hydro-treating, bio-
                    refinery; 5 Market share refers to the amount of production that uses hydrogen and captured carbon to replace feedstock; 6 CDA process and DRI with green H2, iron reduction in blast furnaces, and other low-carbon
                    steel making processes using H2

                  SOURCE: Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                                                                                                                       PAGE 14
ROADMAP
HYDROGEN PLAYS AN IMPORTANT, COMPLEMENTARY ROLE IN THE 2050 ENERGY SYSTEM
Segments                      Key subsegments                                                              Relative importance by 20501                                           Complementary decarbonization solutions
 4                  ▪             Large cars (fleets) and taxis                                                                                           39%                     ▪ Battery-electric vehicles
     Transportation ▪             Trucks and buses                                                                                    22%                                         ▪ Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
                    ▪             Light commercial vehicles                                                                                    30%
                    ▪             Trains                                                                              9%                                                          ▪    Electrified trains
 5   Heating and
                              ▪ Hydrogen blending for heating                                                   2%
                                                                                                                                                                                  ▪    Electrification of heating via heat pumps
     power for
                              ▪ Pure hydrogen grids for heating                                                                                                                   ▪    Energy efficiency measures
                                                                                                                                    16%
     buildings                                                                                                                                                                    ▪    Biogas/biomass
                                                                                                                                                                                  ▪    Demand side and energy efficiency
 6                                                                                                                                                                                     measures
     Industry
                              ▪ High-grade heat                                                                                           23%                                     ▪    Electrification
     energy
                                                                                                                                                                                  ▪    Biogas/biomass
                                                                                                                                                                                  ▪    Carbon capture
                              ▪ Ultra-low-carbon hydrogen as
                                  feedstock for                                                                                                                                   For steel:
 7                                − Ammonia, methanol                                                                                                         100%                ▪ Coke from biomass
     Industry
                                  − Refining                                                                                                        80%                           ▪ CCS on blast furnace
     feedstock                                                                                                        20%
                              ▪   Feedstock in steelmaking (DRI)                                                                                                                  For CCU:
                              ▪   Combined with CCU in production of                                                    30%                                                       ▪ Carbon storage
                                  olefins and BTX
 1   Power                    ▪ Power generation from hydrogen                                                2%
                                                                                                                                                                                  ▪ Biogas
     generation               ▪ Flexible power generation                                                                                              55%
                                                                                                                                                                                  ▪ Post-combustion CCS
                                  from hydrogen
                                                                                                                                                                                  ▪ Batteries

                 1 In transportation: percent of total fleet; in heating and power for buildings: percent of total heating demand; in industry energy: percent of final energy demand; in industry feedstock: percent of total
                   feedstock for production; in power generation: percent of total power generation and percent of power generated from natural gas

                 SOURCE: Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                                                                                                            PAGE 15
ROADMAP
TO REACH THE AMBITIOUS 2050 VISION, WE PROPOSE SHORT- AND MEDIUM-TERM
MILESTONES ACROSS ALL SEGMENTS
                                                   2030                                2040

          One in...                                         12                                   5                         …light commercial vehicles sold are FCEVs…

     4    ...and one in...                                  22                                   7                         …passenger vehicles sold are FCEVs.

          There are...                                      45            '000                450             '000         …trucks and buses on the road...

          ...and…                                          570                               2,000                         ...diesel trains replaced with hydrogen.

          A total of…                                        7            %                    32             %            …of natural gas (by volume) is replaced by hydrogen

     5    ...equivalent to...                               30            TWh                 120             TWh

          ...meaning...                                      2            m                    11             m            …households are heated.

          The deployment of...                             250            '000               2,560            '000         …fuel cell CHPs increases energy efficiency.

     7
          There is...                                       33            %                    63             %            …carbon-free hydrogen production in all applications.

              1 At 25% utilization; additional hydrogen is produced through SMR and as byproduct
              2 Values calculated for "mixed scenario" (hydrogen production via water electrolysis and SMR/ATR with CCS)

              SOURCE: Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                                                               PAGE 16
ROADMAP
  4
          HOWEVER, THIS AMBITIOUS SCENARIO REQUIRES A JOINT ROLLOUT OF
          SOLUTIONS, OTHERWISE DEPLOYMENT WILL REMAIN AT MUCH LOWER LEVELS
          Sales number of vehicles in road transport (2050)
          m vehicles
               Sales in ambitious scenario                Sales in BAU scenario   x   Number of required HRS (1,000 kg) in ambitious scenario

              250                         1,500                   3,750                8,500                  15,000                  23,000           33,000

                                                                                                                                                        8.0

                                                                                                                                       5.3
                                                                                                                                                16x more
                                                                                                                                                 vehicles
                                                                                                               3.1

                                                                                        1.8
                                                                  1.2
                                                                      11x more
                                          0.3                                                                                          0.3              0.5
                                                                  0.1 vehicles          0.1                    0.2

            2020                           25                      30                   35                      40                      45             2050

                   SOURCE: Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                                     PAGE 17
ROADMAP
  4
           CARS ARE MANUFACTURED IN THE GREATEST QUANTITIES AND ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT
           PENETRATIONS IN COMMERCIAL FLEET CATEGORIES                FCEV share in respective
                                                                                                           segment
             Vehicles1, m                                                                                      2030   2050

             9.0                                                                      8.0
             7.5                                                                             Small cars        2%     22%
Vehicles     6.0                                                                             Larger cars       5%     39%
                                                                               5.3
sold per                                                                                     Taxis             14%    61%
             4.5
year                                                                    3.1                  Vans/LCVs
             3.0                                                                                               8%     49%
                                                                 1.8                         Buses
             1.5                                           1.2                                                 6%     45%
ROADMAP
  4
          THE EQUIVALENT OF ~3,740 REFUELING STATIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED BY 2030,
          IMPLYING INVESTMENT NEEDS OF EUR ~8.2 BN
Required large HRS1, number                                                                                                             Current and planned HRS in Europe
                                                                                                                                             HRS in operation2            Number of HRS announced and/or planned
   xx      Cumulative investment need, EUR billions                                                    AMBITIOUS SCENARIO                                                 until 2025

                             3.5                            8.2                           17.0                         27.5
                                                                                                                                                                                          19
                                                                                                                  ~15,000                                             5
                                                                                                                                                                            1
                                                                                                                                                                                         1
                                                                                                                                                                                         1
                                                                                                                                                                  3
                                                                                      ~8,500                                                    53
                                                                                                                                                             17                         In total, >750
                                                                                                                                                        72            349               stations announced/
                                                                                                                                                                                3       planned for 2025
                                                                                                                                                              1
                                                       ~3,700                                                                                                                       5
                                                                                                                                                       88
                        ~1,500                                                                                                                                        139
                                                                                                                                                         1                               10
    120                                                                                                                                         15
                                                                                                                                         3
   Today                 2025                             30                             35                         2040

                   1 Equivalents of medium HRS (1,000kg daily capacity); utilization relative to steady-state   2 Indicative position

                   SOURCE: European Commission (2017); H2stations.org; press research; Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                    PAGE 19
ROADMAP
  5
          IN THE EU OVERALL, A 10-18% SHARE OF BUILDING HEAT AND POWER COULD BE
          REPLACED BY HYDROGEN IN 2050                           x
                                                                   Million households
                                                                                      x
                                                                                                                                   Million households
                                                                                                    receiving blended H2           receiving pure H2
                                                                                                                                  Heating         Power
                                                                                                    Total building energy supplied by
Total building energy demand,                                        Adoption rates                 H2,TWh; Heating rate, m household
TWh                                                                  percent                        equivalents

                                                                                                                                             45.2
                                                                                                                                     7.2
    4,857
                                                                                                                                           579
                     4,253
                                             3,760

    3,760
                     3,111                                              7%                18%
                                                                                                                                           465
                                             2,586                                                        7.2     13.8

                                                                                                                206

                                                                                                                187
    1,097            1,142                   1,174                      2%                10%
                                                                                                                                           114
                                                                                                                20
    2015                30                   2050                      BAU1             Ambitious          BAU1                     Ambitious

              1 Business as usual scenario
                                                                                 2050                                      2050
              SOURCE: heatroadmap.eu; Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                               PAGE 20
ROADMAP
  6
          FOR INDUSTRY, HYDROGEN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A SHARE OF UP TO 23% OF
          HIGH-GRADE HEAT FOR INDUSTRY IN 2050
                                                                                                       High-grade heat   Medium-grade heat   Low-grade heat      Power

Total industry energy demand,                                                      Adoption rates
TWh                                                                                percent                                   Total industry heat supplied by H2,TWh

    3,209
                     2,922                                                                                                                                237
     827
                       769                     2,345
                                                                                         7%                 23%
     681                                         680                                                                                                      156
                       644
                                                 543                                     1%                  8%

    1,425            1,252                                                                                                             53                 43
                                                 920                                     0%                  4%
                                                                                                                                      48
     277               257                                                         Part of buildings heat and power
                                                                                                                                                          37
                                                 202                                                                                  5
    2015                30                     2050                                     BAU1            Ambitious                    BAU1             Ambitious

              1 Business as usual scenario
                                                                                                2050                                          2050
              SOURCE: IEA ETP (2017), expert interviews, Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                           PAGE 21
ROADMAP
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION WILL BE A MIX OF MOSTLY ELECTROLYSIS AND SMR/ATR WITH CCS
IN EUROPE
Water electrolysis                                                  SMR/ATR with CCS

Carbon-free production               Long-term potential to         In combination with carbon        SMR is established and
method for hydrogen if fueled        match or even beat SMR         capture (CCS), carbon emissions   mature technology
by renewables                        costs in case of low-cost      are reduced significantly by up
                                     solar and/or electrolyzer      to 90%
                                     capex decrease

Provision of sector-coupling         No issues with political/      Hydrogen production method for    Reliable constant
mechanism required for               societal acceptance compared   large scale as required for the   production possible
integration of renewables            to CCS                         industry

Decentral production taking                                         Higher infrastructure costs for   SMR is currently
load off the grid and providing                                     natural gas and CO2 handling      lowest-cost hydrogen
power at remote locations or                                                                          production
points of sale (e.g., at refueling
stations)

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ROADMAP
THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY REQUIRES EUR 65 BN CUMULATIVE INVESTMENTS
AND OPENS A MARKET OF UP TO EUR 55 BN ANNUAL SALES IN EUROPE BY 2030
EUR bn                         Cumulative investments in
                               manufacturing equipment                            Annual revenues in                                Cumulative investments in hydrogen production, storage, and
                               (2018-2030)1                                       end-uses (2030)1                                  distribution (2018-2030)1
                               Supplier     OEM                                   Equipment Hydrogen

                                                                                                                                                                                      R&D and
          Power                        0.1                     0.2                        1.5                   2.9                              1.2           0.6           1.9      manu-
          generation
                                                                                                                                                                                      facturing

                                                                                                                                           Hydrogen       Hydrogen      Hydrogen
          Transportation                5.8                    9.7                       16.7                   7.7                        distribution   storage and   produc-
                                                                                                                                           and retail     buffering     tion

          Buildings heat               0.1                     0.1                        0.1                   2.9                                                                   Infra-
          and power                                                                                                                              10.6          8.4          26.5
                                                                                                                                                                                      structure

          Industry
ROADMAP
IN TOTAL, A MARKET OF EUR ~150 BN AND ~1 M JOBS COULD BE UNLOCKED BY 2030
2030 hydrogen vision
                                                                                      Jobs, ‘000        Market size, EUR billions

                                                                                     EU market served
Estimation of industry size
                                                                                      by EU industry
EU and global market potential taken                                                                                                      EU industry
from hydrogen vision
“Fair share” of EU industry on domestic
and worldwide market derived from
                                                       EU market
industry statistics and industry
interviews
                                                                     Imports                                                  Exports
Revenue and jobs multipliers estimated
from EU input-output models
                                                            BAU1    10         ~50          25            ~200           10                 ~75
Ambitious scenario
Fair domestic market share for EU                       Ambitious        20   ~150                 65     ~450                          65 ~450
players (between 60% and 90%
depending on the step in the value
chain)
Fair market share for EU players in                                            Σ ~EUR150 bn                        Σ ~1 m
RoW (between 10% and 25% depending
on the step in the value chain)

                1 Business as usual scenario

                SOURCE: Hydrogen Roadmap Europe team                                                                                              PAGE 24
RECOMMENDATIONS
INDUSTRY, REGULATORY AND INVESTORS NEED TO ACT TOGETHER

                                                                                             Realistic, long-term and holistic
                      Gas grid for building power and heating:                               decarbonization pathways for all sectors
                          binding targets or feed-in tariffs and
                                   modernization of regulation                                    Joint commitment from regulators and industry

         Power system: decarbonization of power                                Overarching            Strong investment in hydrogen and fuel cell
       balancing markets using electrolyzers and                                                      technology by the European industry &
                        regulatory mechanisms                                                         continuation and increase of research and
                                                                                                      innovation funding
     Transport: credible funding mechanism for               Kickstart
  infrastructure and clear industry investments         deployment across
                         in product development
                                                           four sectors          Build low-carbon         Scale-up of electrolysis and CCS
          Industry: regulatory targets for transition                            supply hydrogen
                 from grey to low-carbon hydrogen                                     system
                                                                                                        Electrolysis: incentives from gas grid
                                                                   Support and enable                   decarbonization
                                                                       additional
             Development of additional hydrogen and fuel cell
                                                                     opportunities                CCS: support for industry-scale
                                                                                                  demonstration projects
                                                applications

                            Plans to scale-up proven applications, e.g.,
                                    hydrogen trains, ships and mCHPs

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