Australia leads the way in Asia-Pacific hydrogen

The country is at the forefront of the region’s hydrogen race, but Asia’s other major economies have big plans of their own

Asia is home to five of the ten largest carbon-emitting nations (China, India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea), according to EU data. Many Asian countries have instituted pathways and programmes to reach their net-zero goals by the mid-century, most of which include heavy investments in hydrogen production, infrastructure and fuelling. The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 20% of active global hydrogen projects. The region is investing more than $350b in new hydrogen capacity and infrastructure over the next several years. At the time of publication, the GEI database was tracking nearly 300 active hydrogen projects in the region. Australia accounts for nearly half of these, followed by Chin