Air Liquide: New “Hydrogen Council” Launches in Davos
January 18 2017 - 2:54AM
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13 global industry leaders join together in
promoting hydrogen to help meet climate goals
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The Hydrogen Council Members
Air Liquide (Paris:AI):
Thirteen leading energy, transport and industry companies
have today launched a global initiative to voice a united vision
and long-term ambition for hydrogen to foster the energy
transition.
In the first global initiative of its kind, the ‘Hydrogen
Council’ is determined to position hydrogen among the key solutions
of the energy transition. Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier
with favourable characteristics since it does not release any CO2
at the point of use as a clean fuel or energy source, and can play
an important role in the transition to a clean, low-carbon, energy
system. Hydrogen technologies and products have significantly
progressed over past years and are now being introduced to the
market. The Council will work with, and provide recommendations to,
a number of key stakeholders such as policy makers, business and
hydrogen players, international agencies and civil society to
achieve these goals.
During the launch, members of the ‘Hydrogen Council’ confirmed
their ambition to accelerate their significant investment in the
development and commercialization of the hydrogen and fuel cell
sectors. These investments currently amount to an estimated total
value of €1.4 Bn/year1. This acceleration will be possible if the
key stakeholders increase their backing of hydrogen as part of the
future energy mix with appropriate policies and supporting
schemes.
Meeting in Davos for the first time on Tuesday, the ‘Hydrogen
Council’ is currently made up of 13 CEOs and Chairpersons from
various industries and energy companies committed to help achieve
the ambitious goal of reaching the 2 degrees Celsius target as
agreed in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The international companies
currently involved are: Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW
GROUP, Daimler, ENGIE, Honda, Hyundai Motor, Kawasaki, Royal Dutch
Shell, The Linde Group, Total and Toyota. The Council is led by two
Co-Chairs from different geographies and sectors, currently
represented by Air Liquide and Toyota.
“The 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change is a
significant step in the right direction but requires business
action to be taken to make such a pledge a reality. The Hydrogen
Council brings together some of the world’s leading industrial,
automotive and energy companies with a clear ambition to explain
why hydrogen emerges among the key solutions for the energy
transition, in the mobility as well as in the power, industrial and
residential sectors, and therefore requires the development of new
strategies at a scale to support this. But we cannot do it alone.
We need governments to back hydrogen with actions of their own –
for example through large-scale infrastructure investment schemes.
Our call today to world leaders is to commit to hydrogen so that
together we can meet our shared climate ambitions and give further
traction to the emerging Hydrogen ecosystem.” Benoît Potier, CEO,
Air Liquide.
"The Hydrogen Council will exhibit responsible leadership in
showcasing hydrogen technology and its benefits to the world. It
will seek collaboration, cooperation and understanding from
governments, industry and most importantly, the public. At Toyota,
we have always tried to play a leading role in environmental and
technological advances in the automotive industry, including
through the introduction of fuel cell vehicles. Moreover, we know
that in addition to transportation, hydrogen has the potential to
support our transition to a low carbon society across multiple
industries and the entire value chain. The Hydrogen Council aims to
actively encourage this transition.” Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman,
Toyota.
A report entitled ‘How Hydrogen empowers the energy transition2’
- commissioned by the Hydrogen Council – further details this
future potential that hydrogen is ready to provide, and sets out
the vision of the Council and the key actions it considers
fundamental for policy makers to implement, to fully unlock and
empower the contribution of hydrogen to the energy transition.
As global companies from major energy and industrial sectors, it
is part of the corporate responsibility to provide solutions to
manage the energy transition and move forward to a low-carbon,
sustainable economy: joint action is required to tackle this
formidable challenge. This is why we invite governments and key
society stakeholders to also acknowledge the contribution of
hydrogen to the energy transition and to work with us to create an
effective implementation plan.
The members of the Hydrogen Council collectively represent
total revenues of € 1.07 trillion and 1.72 million employees
around the world3.
ABOUT HYDROGEN
Hydrogen is a versatile, clean, and safe energy carrier that can
be used as fuel for power or in industry as feedstock, as well as
it can be easily stored on large scale. Hydrogen Council members
are committed to promoting its deployment. Hydrogen can be produced
from (renewable) electricity and from carbon-abated fossil fuels
and produces zero emissions at point of use. The uses for hydrogen
continue to grow as it can be stored and transported at high energy
density in liquid or gaseous form and can be combusted or used in
fuel cells to generate heat and electricity. This versatility
confers to hydrogen a key enabling role in the transport, industry
and residential sectors, as well as for the large-scale storage of
renewable intermittent energies, making it a promising solution to
overcome the challenges of the energy transition.
1 How Hydrogen empowers the energy transition, Report, 2017,
Hydrogen Council2 www.hydrogencouncil.com3 Company figures from
financial years 2015 and 2016
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