Where does low-carbon hydrogen cost less?

September 09, 2026 Where does low-carbon hydrogen cost less? The cases of the United Kingdom (offshore wind), Sweden (hydropower), Germany (onshore wind), Canada (nuclear power), and Russia (natural gas with carbon capture and storage) Ayat-Allah Bouramdane... More

September 09, 2026 Where does low-carbon hydrogen cost less? The cases of the United Kingdom (offshore wind), Sweden (hydropower), Germany (onshore wind), Canada (nuclear power), and Russia (natural gas with carbon capture and storage) Ayat-Allah Bouramdane Introduction As countries seek to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors while maintaining energy security, low-carbon hydrogen is increasingly presented as a strategic energy carrier, yet a fundamental question remains: where can low-carbon hydrogen actually be produced at the lowest cost? Although the cost of hydrogen is often discussed at the national or global level, production costs can vary substantially within the same country because energy resources, capacity factors, infrastructure and geographical conditions are not uniformly distributed. But how large are these geographical differences when the same country is analysed spatially? Where are the low-cost “hotspots” for hydrogen production, and where do unfavourable resource con Less