Eesti Vesiniku Teekaart

The 'Eesti Vesiniku Teekaart' (Estonian Hydrogen Roadmap 2021–2050) outlines a strategic framework to integrate green hydrogen into Estonia's industry, energy, and transport sectors to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The roadmap is divided into three phases: immediate piloting (2021–2025), scaling (2025–2030), and wide-scale adoption (2030–2050), focusing on leveraging Estonia's offshore wind potential and strategic location to build a sustainable hydrogen value chain.

• Estonia aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through green hydrogen, with a potential reduction of over 2.267 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The vast majority of this impact, 93%, is expected to come from the transport sector, while 6% comes from industrial heat and 1% from emergency power plants.
• The roadmap projects the creation of up to 34,000 new jobs across the hydrogen value chain by 2050. This includes over 18,000 jobs in the local production of electrolyzers and fuel cell modules after 2030, 10,000 jobs in renewable energy installation, over 5,000 in distribution, and approximately 900 in the ammonia, methanol, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industries.
• The roadmap identifies a three-stage implementation timeline. The first phase (2021–2025) focuses on pilot projects in transport and establishing a regulatory framework. The second phase (2025–2030) targets scaling production to 300 MW+ capacity and expanding the refueling network. The final phase (2030–2050) envisions wide-scale adoption with electrolyzer capacity exceeding 5 GW and the development of a dedicated hydrogen pipeline network of 200–400 km.
• Hydrogen production costs in Estonia are expected to drop significantly. Current costs for green hydrogen via electrolysis are estimated at 4.5–5.2 €/kg, with a projected decrease to 1.9 €/kg by 2030 and potentially down to 1.16 €/kg by 2050.
• The roadmap specifies ambitious targets for the transport sector by 2050, including the transition of up to 50% of cars to fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), approximately 300,000 vehicles. It also targets replacing 90% of public service buses with FCEV buses (about 1,260 vehicles) and the complete decarbonization of the trucking sector.
• Significant capital investments are required to meet production goals. By 2030, over 200 million euros are needed for 300 MW of electrolyzer capacity and 550 million euros for the required renewable energy. By 2050, the investment for 5 GW of electrolyzers is estimated at 2.5 billion euros, with an additional 10.6 billion euros needed for 16 TWh of renewable energy capacity.
• Estonia currently lacks a large-scale hydrogen economy, including the absence of salt caverns for storage and a gas grid suitable for pure hydrogen without major reconstruction. Current production is marginal, primarily limited to research and development in Tartu and Narva.
• The roadmap emphasizes the need for regional cooperation with Nordic and Baltic countries to develop supply chains for machinery, FCEVs, and pipelines, as well as joint ventures for SAF production and the potential for cross-border hydrogen clusters.

APA

Aslam, A., Butt, T. E., Kirsimaa, K., Rehema, M., Suik, K., & Tammiste, L. (2021). Eesti Vesiniku Teekaart. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vesiniku-teekaart.pdf

Chicago

Aslam, Adil, Tayyab Ehsan Butt, Kerli Kirsimaa, Merlin Rehema, Karina Suik, and Lauri Tammiste. Eesti Vesiniku Teekaart. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2021. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vesiniku-teekaart.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{aslam2021eesti, author = {Aslam, Adil and Butt, Tayyab Ehsan and Kirsimaa, Kerli and Rehema, Merlin and Suik, Karina and Tammiste, Lauri}, title = {{Eesti Vesiniku Teekaart}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vesiniku-teekaart.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }