Merchant Hydrogen: Industrial Gas and Energy Markets
Report Highlights
The global production of merchant hydrogen should grow from 8.61 million metric tons in 2018 to reach 11.81 million metric tons by 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% for the period of 2018-2023.
Report Includes
- 29 data tables and 12 additional tables
- An overview of the global market for merchant hydrogen
- Analysis of trends in the market, with data for 2017, estimates for 2018 and projected compound annual growth rates through 2023.
- Coverage of cutting-edge development areas such as biological processing and localized production, research focus, end-use markets, and production technologies
- Assessment of patent and intellectual property (IP) activities
- Evaluation of the future use of merchant hydrogen and on-site distributed generation
- Company profiles of the leading players in the industry, including Airgas, Inc., Air Liquide, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Linde AG and Praxair, Inc.
Report Scope
This BCC Research study focuses on key hydrogen technologies and applications. It provides data about the size and growth of both captive and merchant hydrogen markets, lists company profiles and discusses patent trends and industry trends. Cutting-edge developments, research priorities and potential business opportunities are a key focus.
The report includes the following:
- Investigation and assessment of the future use of merchant hydrogen as an industrial gas and the roles likely played by the emerging hydrogen energy market.
- Analysis of trends in the market, with data for 2017, estimates for 2018 and projected compound annual growth rates through 2023.
- An overview of the structure of the industry and extensive company profiles of the leading organizations.
- Detailed analyses of research focus, end-use markets and production technologies.
- Analysis of patent and intellectual property activity.
Analyst Credentials
Andrew McWilliams spent more than 25 years as a consultant with Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company and A.T. Kearny focused on manufacturing before segueing into research analysis. He has been covering myriad technology categories for BCC Research for more than 15 years. McWilliams has a BA from Princeton University and an MA from Harvard University. He has worked in more than 40 countries and he resides in the greater Boston area.
Report Highlights
The global production of merchant hydrogen was 6.8 million metric tons in 2014, and is expected to reach 7.1 million metric tons in 2015 and 8.5 million metric tons by 2020, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% from 2015 to 2020.
Report Includes
- Investigation and assessment of the future use of merchant hydrogen and on-site distributed generation.
- Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2014, estimates for 2015, and projections of CAGRs through 2020.
- Definitions of individual markets and technical applications for hydrogen.
- Coverage of cutting-edge developments, areas such as biological processing, localized production, and nanotechnology where considerable research dollars are being spent.
- Detailed analyses of research focuses, end-use markets, and production technologies.
- Information on patent and intellectual property (IP) activity.
- An overview of the structure of the industry and extensive company profiles of the leading organizations in the field.
Report Highlights
The U.S. Merchant hydrogen market was $3.4 billion in 2011, a value expected to increase to $3.9 billion by the end of 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4%.
Report Highlights
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Revenues from merchant and on-site hydrogen sales will reach $2.7 billion in 2008, up from $1.8 billion in 2003, at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 8.5%.
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Revenues for hydrogen packaged in cylinders will decrease from $535.4 million in 2003 to $381.8 million in 2008, for an AAGR of -7.0%.
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Dispersed, small-size “on-demand” plants will see revenues rise to $83.3 million in 2008, up from $41.2 million in 2003, at an AAGR of 15.1%.
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Liquid hydrogen shipment revenues will increase from $487.8 million in 2003 to $641.5 million in 2008, at an AAGR of 5.6%.
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Revenues from on-site plants and pipelines will rise at an AAGR of 16.7% from $735.6 million in 2003 to $1,593.4 million in 2008.