Green Hydrogen Strategies in France and Morocco: A Comparative Techno-Economic and Geopolitical Assessment Towards 2050
摘要
Hydrogen has emerged as a strategic vector to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, increase energy sovereignty, and promote new industrial ecosystems. This study reviews and compares the national hydrogen strategies of Morocco and France which both have contrasting profiles and ambitions. While a sovereign industrial strategy based on low-carbon hydrogen produced via nuclear-powered electrolysis, Morocco capitalizes on the exceptional potential of its renewable energy to place itself as a main exporter of green molecules to Europe. In the present chapter, we adopted a structured research and analytical methodologies that combine recent scientific literature (2020–2025), institutional reports, and techno-economic data. The study assesses eight key dimensions: strategic vision, renewable potential and costs (LCOH), technological pathways, project deployment, governance, infrastructure, socio-economic impacts, and international cooperation. The analysis points out complementarities between the two countries: France delivers technological expertise, regulatory frameworks, and industrial infrastructure, while Morocco provides low-cost green hydrogen production potential and access to European markets via emerging corridors (H₂Med, BarMar). This review analysis suggests that a coordinated France–Morocco–Europe hydrogen axis could serve as a strategic enabler of a just and integrated Euro-Mediterranean energy transition, combining economic performance, climate ambition, and geopolitical resilience.