Aberdeen Business School

Framing the Business Case for Hydrogen Development: International Perspectives

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The transition of energy systems to clean and low-carbon systems is a global challenge requiring an understanding of the interaction of clean technology and society.

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MRes | MPhil | PhD | MSc by Research

Start Date

Usually February and October - at individual School's discretion

Research Opportunities

Summary

Clean and affordable energy is a key principle of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with low carbon hydrogen a promising opportunity to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, deliver energy security, and at the same time to build newer and cleaner economies.

The United Kingdom (UK) and Germany are accelerating the development of low-carbon hydrogen projects with several governmental, business development agencies, and industrial partners. Both countries have adopted clean hydrogen as a central Tenet to their decarbonisation strategy to achieve ambitious net zero targets by 2050.

This study will seek to investigate the challenges and risks of the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen through a socio-technical lens. The study will aim to compare approaches and obtain lessons learnt from Germany and the UK's deployment of low-carbon hydrogen policies and strategies, consenting regimes, and the market and regulatory policy instruments needed drive policy and industrial innovation in blue and green hydrogen adoption.

In addition, the study will aim to apply these policy and industrial lessons to at least one developing nation in Africa. As Principal Supervisors, we are particularly interested in applying lessons to Kenya, Nigeria or South Africa.