EESTI VESINIKURESSURSSIDE KASUTUSELEVÕTU ANALÜÜS

The analysis identifies significant potential for hydrogen adoption in Estonia's transport, industrial, energy, and building sectors. Under an ambitious scenario by 2050, Estonia could avoid 2.2 to 4.4 million tonnes of CO2 emissions and create up to 42,432 jobs, requiring total investments between 22.4 and 44.7 billion euros. The report highlights shipping and rail transport as high-potential areas due to technology maturity and high energy demand, while suggesting that ammonia and methanol production could turn Estonia from an importer to an exporter. Achieving these goals would require substantial increases in renewable electricity capacity, potentially doubling current demand projections, and a comprehensive national hydrogen strategy to coordinate regulatory and financial support.

• By 2050, hydrogen consumption potential varies by sector: the ammonia and methanol industry could consume 43,922–87,845 tonnes, the transport sector 108,587–214,174 tonnes, the building sector 6,588–13,175 tonnes, and the energy sector 1,250–2,500 tonnes.
• The transition to a hydrogen economy by 2050 could result in the avoidance of 2.2 to 4.4 million tonnes of CO2 emissions and the creation of 21,962 to 42,432 new jobs, provided total investments of 22.4 to 44.7 billion euros are made across the value chain.
• Shipping and rail transport are identified as the most promising pilot projects due to mature technology, high consumption volumes, and high hourly energy needs, with 20-year ROIs of -17% and -1% respectively.
• Full implementation of hydrogen technology could increase Estonia's demand for renewable electricity by approximately twice the current projections, requiring an additional 5 to 10 billion euros in investments for green electricity production by 2050.
• The analysis identified 28 barriers and 46 measures (32 legal/administrative and 14 economic) across the hydrogen value chain, emphasizing the need for a national hydrogen strategy and ambitious renewable energy targets.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). EESTI VESINIKURESSURSSIDE KASUTUSELEVÕTU ANALÜÜS. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luhikokkuvote-vesinikuressursside-kasutamise-analuus.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. EESTI VESINIKURESSURSSIDE KASUTUSELEVÕTU ANALÜÜS. 2021. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luhikokkuvote-vesinikuressursside-kasutamise-analuus.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021eesti, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{EESTI VESINIKURESSURSSIDE KASUTUSELEVÕTU ANALÜÜS}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luhikokkuvote-vesinikuressursside-kasutamise-analuus.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }