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What are the barriers to implementing green hydrogen in the decarbonization of the Dutch Container Glass Industry?
Giri, Bishwa (2022) What are the barriers to implementing green hydrogen in the decarbonization of the Dutch Container Glass Industry?
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| Abstract: | Manufacturing container glass for the food and beverages sector, the Dutch container glass industry is a leader in implementing cutting-edge technology, energy efficiency, sustainability practices, and quality. The paper was guided by the question: “What are the barriers to implementing green hydrogen in the decarbonization of the Dutch Container Glass Industry?” The study finds technological, infrastructural, social, economic, and other challenges as lack of master plan and lack of political and regulatory support, as the main barriers in the transition from natural gas to green hydrogen. To be more specific, the difficulties include the lack of commercialized green hydrogen, technical difficulties in the glass industry for fuel switching, and the lack of hydrogen and the electrical grid to support the delivery and production of green hydrogen. The cost of hydrogen compared to fossil fuels, customer pressure, lack of skilled labour, and the need for significant investments in the Dutch container glass industry as well as electrical and gas grids to accommodate green hydrogen fuel are additional barriers. Lastly, lack of a master plan to align all the stakeholders, unavailability of subsidies, funding, and focus for the disruptive transition process in the green hydrogen implementation in the Dutch container glass industry are missing. The chance of decarbonization of the Dutch container glass industry is feasible and possible, but this requires a lot of commitment, time, investment, and security of supply. The study provides policy and industry recommendations for more socially and environmentally sustainable production of container glass in the Netherlands. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Environmental and Energy Management MSc (69319) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92660 |
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