// HYDROGEN VALUE CHAIN

Hydrogen Value Chain Map

Hydrogen runs from production — green hydrogen electrolysis and grey/by-product hydrogen — through storage, transport and refuelling, to industrial substitution and transport applications. The chain is still in the early stage of industrialisation.

The map is organised by the real "value-chain position" field in the company database. It currently covers … hydrogen value chain companies. Nodes with actual records are clickable and pre-filter the company list; nodes showing 0 companies are greyed out and disabled. The "typical stages" notes are explanatory only — the database is not yet classified at that granularity.

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Value-chain flow

UPSTREAM → MIDSTREAM → DOWNSTREAM / Equipment and services run through the whole chain

Upstream hydrogen production and feedstock

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companies

Green hydrogen electrolysis, industrial by-product hydrogen and fossil-based hydrogen. Cost is dominated by electricity price and plant utilisation.

Typical stages: alkaline/PEM electrolysis, industrial by-product hydrogen, natural-gas reforming

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02 · MIDSTREAM

Midstream equipment and storage/transport

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companies

Electrolysers, hydrogen cylinders, tube trailers and liquid-hydrogen storage — the densest part of the hydrogen company set. Orders are mostly demonstration projects; large-scale commercialisation is still unproven.

Typical stages: electrolysers, hydrogen cylinders, tube trailers, liquid hydrogen and hydrogen pipelines

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03 · EQUIPMENT

Fuel cells and refuelling equipment

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Fuel-cell stacks, systems and hydrogen station equipment. Revenue depends on demonstration-city subsidies and order delivery.

Typical stages: stacks, membrane electrodes, air compressors, station compressors and dispensers

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04 · DOWNSTREAM

Downstream industrial substitution and transport

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Green hydrogen industrial substitution (ammonia, methanol, steel) and fuel-cell vehicles. Economics are highly sensitive to electricity prices and subsidies.

Typical stages: green ammonia/methanol, hydrogen metallurgy, fuel-cell commercial vehicles, backup power

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05 · SERVICES

Hydrogen engineering and operation services

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Station operation, project engineering and safety testing. An early-market segment with limited revenue but rapid growth.

Typical stages: station operation, EPC engineering, safety testing and certification

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06 · INTEGRATED

Integrated hydrogen companies

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companies

Companies active in production, equipment and applications, often energy or chemical groups extending into hydrogen. Watch the hydrogen share of revenue.

Typical stages: energy-group hydrogen divisions, chemicals + hydrogen integration

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Hydrogen Value Chain research

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