AOIFE O ’ LEARY TITLE : FOUNDER AND CEO COMPANY : SASHA COALITION INDUSTRY : FUEL LOCATION : LONDON , UK
EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
International Energy Agency ( IEA ) research says that bioenergy , hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuel production must ramp up from less than 1 % of energy consumed today in shipping and aviation to almost 15 % in 2030 and 80 % by 2050 for the industries to meet their net zero targets . It calls for large amounts of green hydrogen at scale to make it possible to convert to green methanol , green ammonia and e-kerosene .
A key advocate for green hydrogen adoption is Aoife O ’ Leary . She is the Founder and CEO of the SASHA Coalition , a non-profit membership organisation formed of leaders from the aviation and shipping industries such as the SAF + International Group and ZeroAvia .
The coalition works to ensure their sectors are present in hydrogen policy conversations and that their voices are heard at what is an increasingly important time .
With shipping and aviation operating at sea and in the air , other more environmentally-conscious energy options – like accessing grid electrification – are not possible for the maritime and aviation sectors . The extraterritorial and international industries equally have no cohesive unilateral or national political representation as a major green hydrogen offtaker .
Lawyer and economist Aoife and the coalition work to bring together shipping and aviation to ensure an adequate supply of green hydrogen goes to the sectors . She believes that if these sectors are going to transition to a global net zero economy by 2050 , the limited capacity for green hydrogen production and direct air capture of CO2 must be targeted towards the two industries to provide the fastest , most efficient route to decarbonisation .
Q . WHY IS IT IMPERATIVE THAT POLICYMAKERS LOOK AT PRIORITISING GREEN HYDROGEN SUPPLY TO ENSURE IT GETS TO THE INDUSTRIES THAT NEED IT MOST ?
» Demand for green hydrogen and its derived fuels will understandably be high across a variety of industries and use cases . It will be hard for supply levels to meet such high demand , even if hard-to-abate sectors
AOIFE O ’ LEARY TITLE : FOUNDER AND CEO COMPANY : SASHA COALITION INDUSTRY : FUEL LOCATION : LONDON , UK
Aoife is the Founder and Director of the SASHA Coalition , bringing together shipping and aviation to ensure an adequate supply of green hydrogen goes to their sectors . She is also the Founder and CEO of Opportunity Green , an environmental NGO using law , economics and policy to take bold climate action . As a lawyer and economist , Aoife has developed extensive experience across a range of different environmental sectors , especially international transport .
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