How Hydrogen Will Trade in the Commodity Markets of the Future

Transitioning hydrogen from its current deployment – produced from hydrocarbons for local industrial use – into a global green commodity is a huge task. The few projects now reaching FID usually involve unique two-party agreements or guaranteed offtake within development consortiums. The lack of globally accepted standards, and the price risk of long-term contracts, remain major hurdles holding many projects back. That the nascent industry appears stalled, with few green hydrogen projects reaching finance and construction, is largely…