Expert view points

There is no doubt that hydrogen is emerging as an important player in the battle against climate change.

Thirty years ago, wind farms and carbon capture were items of science fiction. Today this infrastructure for a low-carbon economy is clearly the future and is fast becoming the present.

Although it is becoming increasingly well established in Asia, the potential of renewable energy to help combat climate change remains huge in a region that accounts for 60% of the world’s population and more than 50% of global carbon emissions.

The world is betting on hydrogen. This simplest of elements is increasingly being regarded as a big part of the solution to global climate change. However the world is only at the start of a potential ‘hydrogen economy’ and Asia boasts some of the most interesting potential.

A year after the launch of the first pure-play dedicated hydrogen equity fund, we anticipate that large-scale hydrogen projects will get closer to lending decisions in the next six to 18 months. By Louis-Aynard de Clermont Tonnerre, Global Head of Power, Utilities & Infrastructure at Societe Generale

An appropriate risk allocation across the CCS value chain can enable more projects to be project financed.

Interconnectors deliver clean energy as well as flexibility and resilience to provide electricity to neighbor’s countries.

With hydrogen central to governments’ plans for decarbonisation by 2050, there is plentiful capital available for commercially viable projects.