Output
1) Preliminary Report
The Preliminary Report aims to collect detailed information on the current state of local demand creation policy for green and low-carbon hydrogen in APEC, focusing on identifying gaps and challenges to demand growth and on identifying successful case studies. It will seek to identify the public policies (funding, pilot projects, tax incentives, end-use targets, mandatory quotas, etc.) that have been implemented to stimulate local demand and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon hydrogen in transportation and industrial processes (with a focus on the mining sector).
It will be accessible online, and targets a broad range of stakeholders within APEC economies, such as government officials and policy makers from APEC co-sponsoring economies and research institutions.
The Preliminary Report will provide recommendations for the design of the seminar, identifying the key issues and end-use sectors to be covered in the agenda.
The timeline proposed for this activity includes preparation and design (2 months), launch and distribution (2 months). Upon closure of the survey period, the consultant will clean and prepare the survey data for analysis (1 week) and then proceed to analyze the data, generate insights, and prepare a comprehensive Preliminary Report of a minimum of 30 pages, excluding annexes, within the agreed-upon timeline.
The content of the Preliminary Report will be:
- Information on the current state of local demand creation.
- policy for green and low-carbon hydrogen in APEC, focusing onidentifying gaps and challenges to demand growth and on identifying successful case studies.
- Identification of public policies (funding, pilot projects, tax incentives, end-use targets, mandatory quotas, etc.) that have been implemented to stimulate local demand and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon hydrogen in transportation and industrial processes (with a focus on the mining sector).
2) Seminar
The Seminar will bring together different stakeholders within APEC economies with the aim of fostering collaboration and exploring the public policies that have been implemented to stimulate local demand and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon hydrogen in transportation and industrial processes.
With a diverse participant base and comprehensive agenda, the Seminar will:
- Identify key challenges to the development of local demand for low carbon hydrogen in APEC economies,
- Highlight successful case studies of hydrogen demand creation policies
- Identify potential areas of collaboration between APEC economies in the area of hydrogen demand creation, to be used as an input for the summary report.
The Seminar will be conducted in-person in Santiago, Chile, over 2 days (7 hours each day). The detailed agenda (including key themes and end use sectors to be explored) will be informed by the Preliminary Report. PO commits to conduct ex-post survey.
The high level structure of the event will be as follows: the first day will include the presentation of key themes and case studies identified in the Preliminary Report, followed by technical presentations of key issues and case studies with Q&A, and moderated panel discussions with experts. The second day will take the form of hands-on workshops, with attendees divided into smaller groups to identify key opportunities for collaboration between APEC economies to drive local demand.
3) Summary Report including Success Case Studies and Public Policy Recommendations
The Summary Report serves as a comprehensive documentation of the key findings, analyses, and discussions arising from the ex-post surveys, as well as the technical Seminar on local demand creation. This report aims
to provide an up-to-date overview of APEC economies' progress in this area, highlighting successful case studies, as well as fostering innovative solutions and presenting recommendations for key areas of collaboration to drive further progress across APEC economies moving forward. In this way it will support policy development and capacity building efforts in the field.
The Summary Report will have a minimum of 40 pages, excluding annexes, and include at least 10 recommendations. It will be prepared in accordance with EWG standards before the project completion date. This means that will be shared with experts before its publication in the APEC website to include any element that should be incorporated to the report. APEC will then disseminate the document by publishing it on its website, specifically in EWG section. The Summary Report will be an APEC publication and will follow its corresponding guidelines. It will include the content proposed in Section B.
Additionally, APEC economies may post the Summary Reportin their Ministry of Energy's website - linking it to the APEC website.
Key timelines include: data compilation and synthesis, analysis of In- Person Seminar discussions (2 months), ex post survey analysis (1 month), drafting, review process and publication (1 month).
Outcome
1) Identify gaps and successful case studies: The preliminary report, based on an online survey and interviews with key stakeholders, will provide a comprehensive overview of progress made within APEC economies regarding
policies implemented or in development to stimulate local demand for low carbon hydrogen. This outcome will highlight the barriers and challenges and policy initiatives or institutional arrangements that are currently in
place or developing. This outcome will be measured by the ex-ante and ex-post surveys as “the percentage of participants reporting a significant knowledge increase” and “the percentage of APEC economies reporting a significant knowledge increase".
2) Improved policy alignment: Through technical exchanges and capacity-building activities, participating institutions will gain insights into the policy frameworks related to hydrogen demand creation as well as an overview about the state-of-art in specific APEC economies. By understanding the current status and practices of demand creation, stakeholders can identify gaps, learn lessons, and identify opportunities for collaboration
regarding this issue. The evaluation method will be the number of recommendations that are identified within
the Summary Report linked to increased alignment and future collaboration between APEC economies, as well as by the exante and expost surveys.
3) Provide policy recommendations: the Summary Report will identify at least 10 policy recommendations for APEC economies related to the development of policies to drive local demand for low carbon hydrogen. This outcome will be measured by the ex-ante and the ex-post surveys as "the percentage of APEC developing economies that are likely to implement recommendations".
Beneficiaries
APEC economies that have engaged in low-carbon hydrogen production and require technical expertise to accelerate its deployment. Also, APEC economies that have an interest in importing low carbon hydrogen in the future and require technical expertise to develop offtake sectors.
Primary beneficiaries: the workshop will be primarily focussed Government officials and policymakers from APEC economies who are responsible for designing and implementing green hydrogen demand policies in the energy sector, but will also draw from the wider hydrogen ecosystem, including researchers, private sector, demand technology developers, and investors. Given the internal policies of the Chilean Ministry of Energy, the organizers will seek for the beneficiaries of the project to align with a gender equality criteria.
Secondary beneficiaries: the Summary Report will benefit a wider audience who read it, increasing technical knowledge of hydrogen demand creation policies in other public policy officials and stakeholders. The Summary Report will also promote opportunities of future collaboration across APEC economies from both the public and private sectors, including companies involved in developing such infrastructure and end use projects. Indirectly, the low carbon hydrogen industry stands to gain, as the growth of local demand will enable low carbon hydrogen projects to take final investment decisions. Finally, it is expected to contribute to the empowerment of women in the energy sector, aligning with the goals of the Chilean Ministry of Energy regarding gender.
