PE Media Network, publisher of Hydrogen Economist, partnered with US major ExxonMobil to create the Interactive Hydrogen Dashboard. This groundbreaking platform is now live.

The dashboard is a comprehensive source of information dedicated to hydrogen projects and hydrogen-related facilities. At launch it will cover 1,531 projects globally and is entirely free to access. Full project details are available on the Global Energy Infrastructure database and to PEMN Corporate Subscribers.

Hydrogen is expected to be at the heart of the energy industry’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions over the coming decades, and the online platform has been created to cater to the burgeoning demand for independent analysis of the developing hydrogen economy.

“The dashboard provides a one-stop-shop for those investing in the hydrogen economy” Jacobs, PE Media Network

The Interactive Hydrogen Dashboard has been designed for companies that are already involved in the hydrogen business—or considering whether to enter the market. “The dashboard provides a one-stop-shop for those investing in the hydrogen economy,” says Elliot Jacobs, managing director of the PE Media Network.

“Hydrogen is a fast-moving market with opportunities emerging all over the world. The platform has been designed to display all the critical information demanded by market participants, with the ease-of-use professionals have come to expect from PE Maps products. It is a key benefit for subscribers to Hydrogen Economist.”

The dashboard has been created in-house by PE Maps cartographers. The maps team has been established for more than two decades and successfully brought the Interactive World LNG Map & Dashboard to the hydrocarbons market.

The new platform is based on three distinct visualisations of the global hydrogen economy, giving users a variety of angles from which to interrogate the subject matter.

H₂ Technology displays how hydrogen is produced using a process-based classification system.

H₂ Source Feedstock graphically represents where hydrogen is produced and how, using a colour-coded classification system.

H₂ Applications tracks the consumption of hydrogen in industrial and other applications, as well as the transportation routes from production plants.

“The hydrogen project data is geo-referenced. Once subscribers have entered the map, they can instantly access information on operating status, ownership and scope,” says Kevin Fuller, manager – cartographic services, PE Maps.

Hydrogen Economist will publish weekly updates based on project data added to the platform. “The Interactive Hydrogen Dashboard is an invaluable resource to track developments in the hydrogen economy,” says Alastair O’Dell, editor of Hydrogen Economist.

“It is already the most comprehensive data source available in the market and will only grow in importance as the complex web of production and consumption expands over the coming years.”

PE Media Network provides complimentary access to the Interactive Hydrogen Dashboard.

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What is Hydrogen?

Hydrogen

Climate change and air quality concerns have pushed clean energy up the global agenda. As we make the switch to new, cleaner technologies and fuels, our experiences of using power, heat and transport are going to change, transforming the way we live, work, and get from A to B.

Is this to be the end of the fossil fuel era?

As we transition to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the increased use of hydrogen will be one potential option.

So why hydrogen?

1. The use of hydrogen greatly reduce NOx, SOx, and particulate matter. When made with low-carbon electricity or CCS, it also reduces CO₂.
2. The advantage of using hydrogen as an energy carrier is that, when it combines with oxygen, the only byproducts are water and heat. No greenhouse gases are produced.
3. If hydrogen is produced from renewables and water, you have a sustainable production system.

Hydrogen is a fundamental chemical element—one of life’s building blocks. It is the simplest and most abundant element on earth. Finding naturally occurring hydrogen is very rare, however, as it is highly reactive and forms chemical bonds with many other elements. As a result, there are huge amounts of hydrogen bound up in common substances, such as water, methane and propane.

Why now for hydrogen?

Hydrogen has had many false-starts over the past 50 years, but the time may finally be right.

1. The world’s largest oil and gas companies are investigating ways to cut emissions, while maintaining their balance sheets.
2. Nations are investigating ways to make cuts in emissions to appease public sentiment.
3. Banks and other financial institutions want to be associated with green projects, and less so with traditional fossil fuels.