Fleece: Cheaper renewables abroad will drive industrial production out of Europe
Gnevamir Fleece · What’s holding up hydrogen in Europe? · Oct 20, 2022 · at 26:14
Clean hydrogen consultant Gnevamir Fleece discusses whether Europe should produce hydrogen domestically or import derivatives like ammonia, methanol, and hot-briquetted iron.
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“So I think we will, in the end, see some industrial shift out of Europe, just because it'll be, some countries have natural competitive advantage in, in, in access to cheaper renewable resources, and thereby, Making their hydrogen production costs lower. and it makes sense to import finished products rather than hydrogen.”
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