Platts Launches New Daily Hydrogen Assessments

S&P Global Platts recognizes the importance that hydrogen plays in a clean energy future.

As the world accelerates its transition toward a lower carbon future, hydrogen will play an ever-increasing role in energy markets, from generation to transportation.

With the goal of bringing price transparency to hydrogen markets, Platts has launched the first daily hydrogen prices in the US Gulf Coast, California and the Netherlands, effective December 18, 2019.

The valuations reflect the production cost of hydrogen based on the Steam Methane Reforming and Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis production methods. In the US, Platts publishes two prices for each production pathway. One price reflects the commodity production cost, and the other price reflects the commodity production cost and capital expenditure associated with building a hydrogen facility. Daily feedstock prices for natural gas and electricity and weekly California carbon allowances prices are used in calculations.

The Dutch prices represent month ahead hydrogen prices for Steam Methane Reforming production. Prices are published for the commodity production cost, the commodity production cost including carbon, the commodity production cost including capital expenditure, and the commodity production cost including capital expenditure and carbon. Month ahead natural gas, electricity, and carbon allowances prices are used in calculations.

Platts will publish the following prices each day:

Hydrogen Including Capex California SMR w/o CCS: IGZBL00 in category GD and IGZBM00 in category ES

Hydrogen Including Capex California PEM Electrolysis: IGYBL00 in category GD and IGYBM00 in category ES

Hydrogen Including Capex USGC SMR w/o CCS: IGCCL00 in category GD and IGCCM00 in category ES

Hydrogen California SMR w/o CCS: IGZBN00 in category GD and IGZBO00 in category ES

Hydrogen California PEM Electrolysis: IGYBN00 in category GD and IGYBO00 in category ES

Hydrogen USGC SMR w/o CCS: IGCCN00 in category GD and IGCCO00 in category ES

Hydrogen Netherlands SMR (H2 99.9%) w/o CCS MA: HWNMA00 in category EG

Hydrogen Netherlands SMR (H2 99.9%) w/o CCS (inc. CAPEX) MA: HXNMA00 in category EG

Hydrogen Netherlands SMR (H2 99.9%) w/o CCS (inc. Carbon) MA: HYNMA00 in category EG

Hydrogen Netherlands SMR (H2 99.9%) w/o CCS (inc. CAPEX and Carbon) MA: HZNMA00 in category EG

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