Episode 7
From announcement to FID: What makes hydrogen projects succeed?
Episode 7 of the Chade Hydrogen podcast: why most announced hydrogen projects never reach a final investment decision — the gates a project must pass from announcement to FID, the signals investors actually look for, and what the projects that get there do differently.
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- Most announced hydrogen projects never reach a final investment decision.
- Announcements and feasibility studies prove interest — FID requires a bankable case.
- Offtake, not technology, is usually the gate that decides whether a project advances.
- Cost discipline, real partners and staged de-risking separate FID projects from paper projects.
- A project is not real until the money is committed.
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