
Analysis of the potential for green hydrogen and related commodities trade
This analysis explores the tecno-economic potential for the trading of green hydrogen and its associated commodities such as ammonia, e-methanol and direct reduced iron.
This analysis explores the tecno-economic potential for the trading of green hydrogen and its associated commodities such as ammonia, e-methanol and direct reduced iron.
This 6th edition of the UN ESCAP Financing for Development series, for which IRENA is a contributor, reviews sustainable debt capital markets, energy transition financing and green project pipelines in the Asia and the Pacific region.
This report presents enabling measures to support the successful development of a green hydrogen industry in North Africa.
This report assesses drivers and barriers for green hydrogen development across Central Asia and the South Caucasus, offering region-specific recommendations to advance deployment.
This report, supported by the National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), presents a Roadmap for developing a quality infrastructure system for green hydrogen.
This IRENA-WTO joint report highlights the critical role of coherent strategies in promoting renewable hydrogen and derived commodities as essential means to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors.
IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, set out in the World Energy Transitions Outlook, presents a pathway to achieve the 1.5°C target by 2050, positioning electrification and efficiency as key transition drivers, enabled by renewable energy, clean hydrogen and sustainable biomass.
Based on lessons learned from renewable power auctions, this report represents a guide for policymakers concerned with the design of auctions for green hydrogen deployment.
As expectations rise for the establishment of a global hydrogen market, this report extends IRENA’s analysis of vital tools including regulation and certification, to focus on hydrogen derivatives.
This report discusses key considerations in the development of sustainable renewable hydrogen value chains, spanning environment, infrastructure, socio-economics and governance.
This report provides a step-by-step guide to assist policy makers in drafting and updating national hydrogen strategies, based on lessons learned from national experiences from around the world.
This report from IRENA's Collaborative Framework on Green Hydrogen assesses progress in green hydrogen deployment, including the development of green hydrogen supply and demand structures.
This report by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), IRENA and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) explores the benefits of green hydrogen production in developing countries.
Providing an in-depth analysis of water withdrawal and consumption intensities across various hydrogen production pathways, this report offers tailored recommendations to guide policy makers and industry towards more water-efficient practices.
This joint report by IRENA and the World Trade Organization (WTO) provides insights on current and future green hydrogen trade dynamics, and outlines key policy elements that can advance the development of green hydrogen markets.
IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, set out in the World Energy Transitions Outlook, presents a pathway to achieve the 1.5°C target by 2050, positioning electrification and efficiency as key transition drivers, enabled by renewable energy, clean hydrogen and sustainable biomass.
This report maps 100 innovative solutions for the smart electrification of end-use sectors using renewable power. It offers innovation toolboxes to guide policy makers in formulating smart electrification strategies for mobility, the heating and cooling sectors, and green hydrogen production.
This report provides an overview of existing certification schemes and identifies gaps that will hinder the development of hydrogen certification across borders, and the associated demand for certificates.
This report by IRENA, IEA and and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions is focused on supporting stronger international collaboration to drive reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions.
This report details a comprehensive pathway for the development of a sustainable and cleaner regional energy system for ASEAN.
This report explores key actions and milestones in relation to market creation, infrastructure and regulation, certification, technology, cost gaps and financing.
This report looks in detail at Palau's current power sector and provides a pathway for achieving a fully decarbonised, least-cost power system, with intermediate milestones.
This report estimates the potential for green hydrogen production as a function of land availability, considering exclusion zones such as protected areas, forests, wetlands, urban centres, slope and water scarcity.
This IRENA-AEA joint report provides a detailed overview of renewable ammonia in contrast to conventional and fossil-based ammonia with carbon mitigation.
This EPO-IRENA joint report uses patent statistics to reveal the trends and dynamism in the exciting field of green hydrogen that can be produced using renewable electricity via electrolysis.