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We are dedicated to delivering a just hydrogen transition through the creation of an enabling framework environment for the acceleration of green and low carbon hydrogen projects

UNIDO recognizes the net-zero industrial development potential which hydrogen and more specifically green hydrogen (GH2) offers to developing countries with abundant renewable power potential. It can pave the way for job creation, skills upgrading, investment mobilization, energy security, and participation in global hydrogen trade. Green hydrogen can reinforce overall resilience of countries and drive a diversified and knowledge-based economy.

In order to reap the maximum benefit from this new opportunity being presented by hydrogen a significant alignment of strategies is needed (e.g. energy, industrial, education, investment, national development). Building a hydrogen ecosystem is replete with challenges with respect to the absence of a domestic green hydrogen market, standards, costs, technology, and the necessary infrastructure for trade. Policy measures can be used to influence these to deliver on the objectives set out in the hydrogen strategy. In addition, with the large number of stakeholders involved, policy coordination among the stakeholders is key, but unfortunately often neglected.

UNIDO’s Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry aims to support hydrogen strategy and policy designs so as to provide an integrated approach to the development of a hydrogen industry. Through the development of a hydrogen strategy, UNIDO supports countries to articulate its priorities for hydrogen development, identifying key development objectives and the strategic direction it will take to achieve these. The strategy should help to make strategic decisions on how to allocate resources, prioritize actions and guide activities towards achieving specific outcomes.

Once the strategy is set, UNIDO also supports the policy design to identify a set of measures and means which will be used to achieve the key development objectives defined in the strategy. It focuses on the “how and what” questions related to investment/skills/regulations etc will are needed to achieve the objectives specified in the hydrogen strategy. UNIDO can come in as an advisor to the strategy/policy design, or as the main responsible for the design of the strategy/policy design. The main focus of UNIDO will be to ensure that the Member State is benefitting from the opportunities offered by hydrogen for its netzero industrial development and to ensure a just transition by also considering the social and environmental aspects.

In this focus area, UNIDO provides support on the global as well as regional & national levels:

Our policy work at global level seeks to keep our members states abreast of global developments and discussions. We therefore:

  • Monitor trends in national hydrogen strategies
  • Advocate for just GH2 transition in global forums
  • Develop knowledge products to gather evidence for hydrogen strategy designs
  • Develop a policy toolkit with policy instruments to address the challenges and bottlenecks
    hindering the creation of a hydrogen ecosystem

Upon receiving requests for regional or national level interventions, UNIDO tailors and adapts its global tools to the specific circumstances and realities of the country or region to deliver, either as an advisor or as the main responsible:

  • Sensitization seminars
  • Facilitation workshops towards defining a GH2 vision
  • GH2 strategy and policy design
  • Stakeholder coordination

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5 October 2023 Events
Funding & Financing Working Group
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GHIC
9 August 2023 News
Hydrogen? Check. Green hydrogen? Check. Green hydrogen industrial clusters? Here we go.
VIENNA – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has published the first edition of Green Hydrogen Industrial Clusters Guidelines to help governments and industries accelerate industrial decarbonization by replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-abate sectors.Nearly all countries have committed to decarbonize their economies in the coming decades in line with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The industrial sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore plays a critical role in meeting these ambitious goals. Renewable or green hydrogen, produced via water electrolysis using renewable electricity, is an essential element of the clean energy transition, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors.UNIDO defines green hydrogen industrial clusters (GHIC) as industrial regions or clusters that share green hydrogen (production, transport and use) and renewable energy electricity, in addition to other resources for different purposes including material production, heating and cooling, local mobility and industrial feedstock. These clusters have a great potential to accelerate the uptake of green hydrogen in local industry, supporting decarbonization and the development of new low-carbon industries.UNIDO has developed a model for GHIC that aims to accelerate the application of locally produced green hydrogen in industrial zones, clusters and parks. It aims to serve as a replicable model through which countries can deploy green hydrogen technologies to achieve their emissions reductions and industrial production goals, as well as generate economic and social opportunities.Green Hydrogen Industrial Clusters Guidelines provides information on the multi-stakeholder engagement and coordination required for the design and implementation of an overarching policy framework for the development of the clusters.Gerd Müller, UNIDO Director General, said he hopes that the guidelines “will be useful for policymakers, industry leaders and other stakeholders as we work together to achieve the goal of sustainable and inclusive industrial development, and create a better future for all.”Matteo Michelli from Deutsche Energie-Agentur – dena (German Energy Agency), who contributed to publication, said, "In the realm of green hydrogen reports, this work stands out, combining both a deep-dive and an actionable guide. This is achieved by first providing a comprehensive list of challenges and enablers for using green hydrogen in industrial clusters and then identifying concrete steps to bring green hydrogen industrial clusters from an idea to implementation and upscaling."Another contributor, Sabina Krøigaard from Denmark’s GreenLab, said, "Until now, creating a green hydrogen industrial cluster has been the work of pioneers spread across the globe. This publication offers inspiration and concrete tools for moving forward and empowers curious entrepreneurs to take action."Also contributing to Green Hydrogen Industrial Clusters Guidelines were authors from Future Cleantech Architects, Impact Hydrogen and New Energy Coalition.UNIDO supports Member States in developing green hydrogen economies through project development, stakeholder engagement and dialogue, and by offering best practices and guidelines as part of its Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry.Download the publication here.For more information, contact: hydrogen@unido.orgFollow UNIDO’s work on green hydrogen on Twitter and Linkedin
1 August 2023 Publication
GH2 Industrial Guidelines
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) supports member states in their efforts towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development and is committed to taking the lead in promoting an inclusive energy transition.With its long-standing experience in renewable energy projects and the application of clean energy technologies in industry, UNIDO successfully collaborates with a wide range of partners globally supporting industries in their pathway to net-zero emissions.
1 June 2023 Publication
Brochure on the UNIDO’s Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry
A HYDROGEN ECONOMY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIESProduced from renewable energy sources, green hydrogen (GH2), also known as renewable hydrogen, is the fuel of the future. It is clean, storable and portable, and can be blended into existing energy networks and integrated with current infrastructure. Green hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen[1] are key to decarbonization of hard-to-abate industries such as steel production, cement, chemicals and heavy transport, which together account for 30 per cent of global CO2 emissions. In short, hydrogen can help countries around the world achieve their climate goals.
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