Hydrogen Next Future Market Ecosystem

The H2Nexus project addresses the need for coordinated, systemic transformation of energy systems, particularly the development of scalable markets and institutional frameworks for a sustainable hydrogen economy to support Finland’s ambitious goal of carbon neutrality and producing 10% of the EU’s clean hydrogen. The approach combines techno-economic modeling with markets and institutional analysis to explore how business model innovation, pricing mechanisms, and ecosystem governance co-evolve with emerging hydrogen technologies. The project’s benefit lies in advancing academic understanding in fields such as energy systems, market shaping and business, while also providing actionable insights for policymakers and industry. Compared to existing efforts that often remain confined to narrow technological niches, this research emphasizes the co-evolution of markets and ecosystems, ensuring that technical feasibility is matched by economic and institutional viability.