馬什律師事務所(Marsh & McLennan)旗下券商馬什(Broker Marsh)周一表示，將推出全球首個專門針對氫能項目的保險。目前，這個新興行業(yè)正尋求在應對氣候變化的過程中迅速擴大規(guī)模。

為了遏制全球變暖，世界各國的目標是到本世紀中葉實現(xiàn)凈零排放，而氫，尤其是由可再生能源制造的“綠色”氫，被視為實現(xiàn)這一目標的關鍵手段。

本月早些時候，美國政界人士支持一項4.3億美元的支出計劃，其中包括對氫等一系列可再生能源的支持。

涉及這種高度易燃氣體的項目往往很難找到掩體，部分原因是生產(chǎn)、運輸和儲存的復雜性和風險，以及新興技術通常被認為風險更高。

Marsh表示，與美國國際集團(American International Group)和Liberty Specialty Markets合作開發(fā)的新設施將為全球氫氣項目的建設和啟動階段提供每項風險高達3億美元的保險。

這家全球最大的保險經(jīng)紀公司表示，該設施將適用于跨國組織和較小的公司，涵蓋新的和現(xiàn)有的“藍色”和“綠色”氫氣項目。

藍色氫氣由天然氣產(chǎn)生，而綠色氫氣由可再生資源產(chǎn)生，被認為是一種靈活、低排放的燃料，可用于運輸、發(fā)電，并作為各種工業(yè)過程的投入。

Marsh Specialty能源與電力全球主管Andrew George表示:“Marsh的設施對保險業(yè)來說是一個重要的發(fā)展，將有助于加速全球能源向可再生能源的過渡。”

“隨著全球氫氣行業(yè)，尤其是綠色氫氣行業(yè)的快速發(fā)展，該設施將降低各種規(guī)模運營商的風險轉(zhuǎn)移選擇的復雜性，并增強投資者和貸款機構實現(xiàn)其雄心勃勃的項目時間表的信心?！?/p>

達信表示，該公司的客戶既可以選擇創(chuàng)業(yè)階段的保險，也可以選擇一份涵蓋第一年業(yè)務的綜合風險保單。

根據(jù)總部位于挪威的全球能源咨詢公司DNV 6月份的一份報告，到2050年，可再生和低碳氫將只占全球最終能源結構的5%，無法滿足氣候目標。

根據(jù)《巴黎協(xié)定》，到2050年將全球變暖控制在1.5度以內(nèi)，而氫氣的含量需要達到13%。

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Broker Marsh Launches World First Insurance for Hydrogen Projects

Broker Marsh, a unit of Marsh & McLennan, said on Monday it was launching the world’s first dedicated insurance for hydrogen energy projects, as the nascent industry looks to scale up quickly in the fight against climate change.

As the world targets net-zero emissions by mid-century in an effort to cap global warming, hydrogen, particularly “green” hydrogen made from renewable energy sources, is seen as a crucial means of getting there.

U.S. politicians earlier this month backed a $430 million spending package that included support for a range of renewable energy sources such as hydrogen.

Projects involving the highly flammable gas have often found it harder to find cover, partly because of the complexity and risks involved in production, transportation and storage, and as new and emerging technologies are generally considered riskier.

Developed with insurers American International Group and Liberty Specialty Markets, Marsh said the new facility would provide up to $300 million of cover per risk for the construction and start up phases of hydrogen projects globally.

The facility would be available to multinational organizations as well as smaller firms and cover both new and existing “blue” and “green” hydrogen projects, the world’s largest insurance broker said.

Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, while green hydrogen is made from renewable sources and is seen providing a flexible and low-emission fuel for transportation, electricity generation, and as an input into various industrial processes.

“Marsh’s facility is an important development for the insurance industry that will help enable the acceleration of the global energy transition to renewables,” said Andrew George, Global Head, Energy & Power, Marsh Specialty.

“As the global hydrogen industry, especially green hydrogen, scales up rapidly to meet demand the facility will reduce the complexity of securing risk transfer options for operators of all sizes and boosts investor and lender confidence in achieving their ambitious project timeframes.”

Marsh’s clients could either opt for coverage for the startup phase or choose a combined risks policy that extends to first-year operations, the New York-based company said.

Renewable and low-carbon hydrogen would account for only 5% of the global final energy mix by 2050, falling short of what is needed to meet climate goals, according to a report in June from Norway-based global energy consultancy DNV.

To meet the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees by 2050, hydrogen would need to reach 13%.