1、Strategic Investment in Low-Carbon Hydrogen Offtake:A Toolkit for Senior Leaders2STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN LOW-CARBONHYDROGEN OFFTAKE:A TOOLKIT FOR SENIOR LEADERSWhy low-carbon hydrogen offtakeneeds senior leadershipLow-carbon hydrogen is an opportunity to seize:This is a commercial opportunity for co

2、mpanies to grow their business,foster new partnerships,and develop low-carbon products that attract end-use customers.If your company has a climate target then low-carbon hydrogen is important and relevant to your future business.This is particularly the case for sectors that directly use significan

3、t volumes of fossil gas but also where fossil gas forms a material part of supply chain emissions.Finding value takes leadership:There is value in identifying and assessing low-carbon hydrogen adoption as a decarbonization solution in your business or supply chain.But this will take leadership.Senio

4、r leaders can empower teams across the organization to build the strategic,commercial,and operational capacity to support low-carbon hydrogen adoption.This is a pre-commercial product:Channeling new investment in clean technologies,like low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives,requires corporate stra

5、tegic assessments and operational decision-making to understand the nature of pre-commercial products.To support growth of this sector,senior leaders need to engage with a risk profile that is different to day-to-day procurement.There are balanced solutions available:Low-carbon hydrogen solutions ca

6、n be taken forward without creating material business risks.12343STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN LOW-CARBONHYDROGEN OFFTAKE:A TOOLKIT FOR SENIOR LEADERSTableof contentsIntroduction 04Action 0501.02.Steps to identify and action opportunities 05Navigating transformation and seizing opportunities 06Closed-loop