The Global Port Hydrogen Coalition held its first meetings from 12 to 14 October. To accelerate low-carbon hydrogen deployment.
The Coalition was launched in June this year as a dedicated working group of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Hydrogen Initiative.
It aims to enhance policy dialogue and project-oriented collaboration related to scaling up the production and use of low-carbon hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels in industrial coastal areas.
The coalition also builds, among other initiatives, on the work carried out by the IAPH Clean Marine Fuels (CMF) working group, and will be using the World Ports Sustainability Program as the platform to showcase and disseminate hydrogen-related projects in ports.
During the meetings, the suggested deliverables for the coalition were discussed, with the aim to identify priorities for the coalition’s first year work programme ahead of the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial, which is to take place in the third quarter of 2022 in the United States.
Next to the already mentioned project database for hydrogen-related projects in ports, potential deliverables include a study on short-term hydrogen opportunities and barriers, a guide for ports to scale up low-carbon hydrogen, and policy recommendations to CEM ministers with suggestions for how governments may facilitate the scale-up of low-carbon hydrogen production and use in ports and surrounding areas.
