Sector-specific

Hydrogen Geopolitics

Energy 40 hours

Introduction

Dive into the future of energy with Hydrogen Geopolitics. As the world shifts towards sustainable solutions, hydrogen is emerging as a key player in the global energy transition. This course offers you a comprehensive exploration of hydrogen’s role in reshaping geopolitical landscapes. You’ll delve into the political history and current dynamics of hydrogen geopolitics, examining the key players from the European Union to emerging tech superpowers such as China. With a focus on the strategic dimension of hydrogen, including diplomacy and critical infrastructure, you’ll gain insights into the reconfiguration of value chains and the geopolitical implications of hydrogen. As industries and nations compete for leadership in this rapidly growing sector, your expertise in hydrogen geopolitics will be indispensable.

Objectives

  • Analyse geopolitical keys to the energy transition.

  • Explore the political evolution of renewable hydrogen.

  • Study the relevant actors in hydrogen geopolitics.

  • Delve into the geopolitics of the hydrogen value chain.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1. THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION: WHY IS HYDROGEN IMPORTANT?

1. The basics of the geopolitics of the energy transition
2. The political history of hydrogen: bubbles and expectations
3. The emergence of hydrogen geopolitics
4. Hydrogen geopolitics in the context of climate change
5. Key players in hydrogen geopolitics

UNIT 2. KEY PLAYERS IN HYDROGEN GEOPOLITICS

1. Importers: the case of the European Union
2. Hydrogen in the Survival and Energy Transition of Petro-states: The Case of the Gulf Cooperation Council
3. Emerging exporters and neo-extractivism
4. Emerging tech superpowers: China
5. Emerging industrial power: the United States

UNIT 3. THE GEOPOLITICS OF HYDROGEN VALUE CHAINS

1. Hydrogen in the new globalisation of derisking, decoupling and friendshoring
2. Strategic minerals for the hydrogen economy
3. The geopolitics of electrolyisers
4. Hydrogen and the reconfiguration of value chains
5. Hydrogen and the return of industrial policies

UNIT 4. THE STRATEGIC DIMENSION OF HYDROGEN

1. Hydrogen diplomacy
2. Hydrogen and the geopolitics of critical infrastructure
3. Hydrogen and green colonialism
4. Allies and rivals in hydrogen geopolitics
5. A comparative study of hydrogen strategies in the EU

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