ESMAP’s Green Hydrogen Support Program is investigating and raising awareness of the potential of green hydrogen in creating economic opportunities and decarbonizing energy-consuming activities in industry, buildings, and transport. The Program aims to support the development of first-of-a-kind green hydrogen projects in developing countries by assisting in the identification of near- and long-term opportunities and addressing the challenges associated with the deployment of green hydrogen projects, including technology risks, zoning analyses, capacity building, regulatory requirements, and other implementation challenges. The program focuses on developing strategies that explore sector coupling opportunities between industry, buildings, and transport via green hydrogen to minimize the combined energy costs from these sectors.
Near-term opportunities for green hydrogen production and use may be found in:
- Locations with exceptionally good renewable resources
- Industrial processes (steel production, ammonia production)
- Maritime shipping
- Heavy-duty transport
- Bus systems in heavily polluted areas
- Railway systems in remote communities
- Countries with existing gas infrastructure
- Island locations