The role of global standards and certification in accelerating green hydrogen production

15 November 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Minderoo Pavilion)

Summary: Accelerating green hydrogen production and consumption will depend on the development and acceptance of global standards and certification systems that guarantee the characteristics of hydrogen production. Green hydrogen producers and consumers need clarity and consistency in order to plan for the long term, including to secure offtake agreements, financing (equity, debt, insurance and investment guarantees) and to obtain government and community approval. Clear global standards will also lower costs for producers and consumers and help build support and confidence in green hydrogen markets. 

Globally, there is a patchwork of standards and certification schemes. These differ widely in terms of the boundaries of the greenhouse gas accounting system, the emission thresholds at which hydrogen is considered “clean”, “low-carbon”, “green” or “renewable”, and on whether other human rights and sustainability criteria should apply. They have different approaches to governance, independent audit and assurance, disclosure and stakeholder engagement. These inconsistencies are undermining efforts to accelerate the production and use of green hydrogen.

In the first global effort of its kind, the Green Hydrogen Organisation launched the Green Hydrogen Standard in May 2022. Green hydrogen projects that meet the Green Hydrogen Standard (“the standard”) are licensed to use the label “GH2 Green Hydrogen” and are eligible to obtain and trade GH2 certificates of origin for green hydrogen and derivatives such as green ammonia.

Speakers 

• Sam Bartlett, Director of the Green Hydrogen Standard, GH2
• Charlotte Kirk, Scientist - Green Ammonia Expert, Fortescue Future Industries
• Khalil Al Hanashi, PDO Senior Energy Renewal Advisor, & the Project Manager of the National Hydrogen Alliance (Hy-Fly), Oman