for some reason the maps with current and planned green H2 production did not post. Here again:

17/ Rissman et al (2020) suggest minimising material overuse (buildings use 2x the steel required for structural integrity), avoiding premature demolition (buildings can last up to 200 years instead of the typical 60-80) + alternative building materials. doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

13/ The IEA has published these nice maps of planned and completed projects (See here: shorturl.at/IB6jO). Note about 40% of planned green H2 production projects are in water-stressed regions.

11/ The neo-colonial GH2 scramble risks land grabs, community displacement + environmental damage in the Global South, for little economic gain (exports of raw materials against imports of costly proprietary technologies).
doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
+ here: shorturl.at/l9XJg

9/ Problem #2: Green H2 production has significant negative environmental impacts— human toxicity, ecotoxicity, mineral use, land use, and water depletion, often in water-scarce regions. More details here: doi.org/10.1016/j.eg...

8/ H2 transport and storage further reduce energy efficiency. Pipelines or shipping are used, but shipping requires energy-intensive liquefaction (through cooling +compression) or binding to chemicals such as ammonia or liquid organic hydrogen carriers.
See Paschenko (2024) doi.org/10.1016/j.re...

EU steel crisis: ArcelorMittal delays green investments, Thyssenkrupp plans to cut 40% of jobs. They’re under pressure to decarbonise while staying competitive.
Why? Green hydrogen (H2) is not ready at scale. Green H2 is controversial, technically, environmentally and politically. Implications? 🧵

12/ Productivity increases were followed by price decreases. Lithium-ion battery cell prices have fallen significantly, with NMC (Lithium Manganese Cobalt) cells at €80–100/kWh and high-quality LFP cells at €60/kWh. Reports from China mention even lower prices for LFP cells (€40–45/kWh).

3/ Chinese firms lead technological developments: IEA (2024) notes, one of the standout developments in battery production are LFP (Lithium iron phosphate) batteries with about 40% market share in 2023.

2/ Production and innovation capacity world-wide is dominated by Chinese and South Korean firms (see IEA 2024)

1/ Northvolt’s bankruptcy has sent shockwaves through the European battery industry. What is happening in the battery market? A thread 🧵