Hydrogen & energy security
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Keywords
Energy security ; Hydrogen ; European Union ; Geopolitical challenges ; Energy transitionAbstract
With the climate change being more than present, the European Union has routed an energy transition process by the development of renewable energy sources. After the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the energy security issue become crucial within the European Union and now the goal was double: energy transition & energy security amid a volatile geopolitical and energy environment. This study focuses on hydrogen, as a renewable energy source and a tool towards energy transition, while it attempts to set hydrogen in the context of EU’s energy security amid a number of challenges, a branch of research which has not yet been developed. Through a literature review and conducting primary research by interviewing three energy experts, this study investigates whether hydrogen could be a safe form of energy for the EU considering all current energy security and geopolitical challenges. Finally, it concludes that European conditions are not so mature as they should be in order for hydrogen to flourish and be able to contribute to EU’s energy security, but the current geopolitical scene is more than variable, and conditions could be altered.