A Roadmap with Strategic Policy toward Green Hydrogen Production: The Case of Iraq

Qusay Hassan (), Aws Zuhair Sameen, Hayder M. Salman and Marek Jaszczur
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Qusay Hassan: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Diyala, Diyala 32001, Iraq
Aws Zuhair Sameen: College of Medical Techniques, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad 10070, Iraq
Hayder M. Salman: Department of Computer Science, Al-Turath University College, Baghdad 10013, Iraq
Marek Jaszczur: Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: The study proposes a comprehensive framework to support the development of green hydrogen production, including the establishment of legal and regulatory frameworks, investment incentives, and public-private partnerships. Using official and public data from government agencies, the potential of renewable energy sources is studied, and some reasonable assumptions are made so that a full study and evaluation of hydrogen production in the country can be done. The information here proves beyond a doubt that renewable energy makes a big difference in making green hydrogen. This makes the country a leader in the field of making green hydrogen. Based on what it found, this research suggests a way for the country to have a green hydrogen economy by 2050. It is done in three steps: using green hydrogen as a fuel for industry, using green hydrogen in fuel cells, and selling hydrogen. On the other hand, the research found that making green hydrogen that can be used in Iraq and other developing countries is hard. There are technological, economic, and social problems, as well as policy consequences, that need to be solved.

Keywords: green hydrogen; roadmap; strategic policy; infrastructure; sustainable energy future (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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