ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones meets with Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis to discuss some of the largest developments to befall the EU hydrogen market this year, namely the progression of the Net Zero Industry Act, the new terms and conditions for the second EU Hydrogen Bank auction, and lastly the results of the pilot auction were published to the market, indicating the first projects to be granted a fixed subsidy via the bank’s mechanism.

Over the episode Chatzimarkakis weighs in on key considerations around these topics, such as what the budget might be for the second auction, how the criteria for the new auction has changed compared to the first, and the importance of the pilot auction's results are for the wider European hydrogen economy.

On 19 April 2024, the UK government’s hydrogen support scheme Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2) closed for applications. To review the support programme and the current position of the UK hydrogen market, ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones speaks with hydrogen consultant and demand-side project manager Duncan Yellen. Over the conversation, Yellen outlines:

- Potential challenges facing the UK’s hydrogen development plans

- The best markets for selling hydrogen today and their price points

- What is the impact of transporting hydrogen

- When can a tradeable hydrogen market emerge?

In episode 12 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones and Neil McDonald, managing director of Australia-based hydrogen exploration company Gold Hydrogen dig deep into the potential for natural hydrogen, also referred to as gold or white hydrogen. Natural hydrogen differs from most types or colours of hydrogen as it does not need to be produced. Instead, natural hydrogen is extracted from underground reserves. The emergence of natural hydrogen exploration companies such as Gold Hydrogen has marked an important development to the potential supply side for future hydrogen markets, presenting a low-cost, low-emissions hydrogen source. 

In episode 11 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones speaks with Martin Carolan, managing director and CEO of Provaris Energy, a hydrogen production and transportation company. The episode explores a key component of the Provaris offering: pressurised hydrogen transportation by ship. Martin and Jake discuss the potential reach of pressurised hydrogen shipping as a within-continent means of moving gaseous hydrogen between markets. 

In episode 10 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones talks with Dr Graham Cooley, former ITM CEO and chairman of H2 Green and NanoSUN, about developments in the hydrogen market since 2020, the difference in support schemes and why there is a gap between announced hydrogen projects and the decision to take final investment decision (FID). 

ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones speaks with ICIS fertilizers managing editor Julia Meehan to review trends in global ammonia markets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, how supply chains have altered and what the potential for the ammonia market is for the future. 

To understand the approaching changes to the hydrogen economy from a producer's perspective, episode 8 of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast hosts Caroline Stancell, general manager for hydrogen for Europe & Africa at Air Products, one of the largest hydrogen producers globally today. 

Joined by ICIS deputy hydrogen editor Gary Hornby, this episode covers what is required from governments to aid the energy transition away from fossil fuels, the dynamic between domestic production of low carbon hydrogen and imports, and how to spur demand from industry for hydrogen feedstock.

In episode seven of the ICIS Hydrogen Insights podcast, hydrogen editor Jake Stones explores the latest developments in European hydrogen policy with chief policy officer at Hydrogen Europe Daniel Fraile. Jake and Daniel discuss the implications of the latest delegated act for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO), where low-carbon hydrogen currently stands in Europe, and what might be expected from a policy perspective in the future.