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As for the academic literature, Criekemans (2011) discusses whether the geopolitics of renewable energy differ from those of conventional energy and points out the similarities among the two as control over energy infrastructure (pipelines in the case of conventional energy, power lines in the case of renewable energy) strengthens a country’s geopolitical power in both “energy worlds.” Criekemans. [...] The Hydrogen Molecule: Production, Applications and Market Potential While hydrogen has been a staple in the energy and chemical industries for decades, it has recently attracted increasing attention from policy makers and practitioners worldwide as a versatile and sustainable energy carrier that could play a significant role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. [...] Drawing the Geopolitical Map for Renewable Hydrogen The role a country could play in renewable hydrogen markets will depend on its ability to produce and distribute renewable hydrogen cost competitively and at scale. [...] We believe a deeper understanding of these nascent dynamics will allow policy makers and investors to better navigate the challenges and opportunities of the transi- tion to a low carbon economy without falling into the traps and inefficiencies of the past. [...] In order to evaluate the role nations are likely to assume in future renewable hydrogen systems, we developed a methodology to analyze a country’s renewable hydrogen potential based on three param- eters: (1) renewable energy resources (RES) endowment; (2) renewable water resource endowment; and (3) infrastructure potential, defined as a nation’s capacity to build and operate renewable hydrogen pr.