Highlights 2025 Hydrogen 32 – 33 2030 2050 1 ton of hydrogen provides 33,330 kWh of energy and is enough to supply seven households with electricity for a year. Fuel of the solar system 600 million tons of hydrogen fuse into helium every second inside the sun and thus supply the solar system with energy. Hydrogen is not freely available on earth and is produced using primary energy (e.g., wind or solar energy). Element of extremes Hydrogen is the lightest element and also has a high energy density: Hydrogen 33.3 kWh per kg Gasoline 12.0 kWh per kg Natural gas 10.6 – 13.1 kWh per kg “Green hydrogen is the central building block of the energy transition; it is particularly essential for storing and transporting large quantities of energy.” Dr.-Ing. Max Ellerich, Solution Manager H2 Production, Neuman & Esser (manufacturer of PEM electrolyzers with over 100 years of experience in hydrogen plant construction) Hydrogen energy storage: When hydrogen is produced using renewable energies, CO2-neutral energy becomes available for e.g., chemical and steel production (sector coupling) or as fuel for transportation. > 40 gigawatts: That is the electrolysis capacity for producing green hydrogen that the EU hydrogen strategy is aiming for by 2030. > 85 billion euros: The market volume of the hydrogen industry expected in the EU by 2030. > 38 measures: The number of measures the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is planning to introduce by 2030 to make hydrogen usable as an energy source for the energy transition. > 20%: The EU’s goal for covering European energy consumption with hydrogen by 2050. > 160 million tons of green hydrogen could be produced worldwide in 2050, according to forecasts.
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