Herib Blanco

Herib Blanco is an Energy Technology Analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA), with a focus on hydrogen systems, modelling, and energy transitions. He has over 16 years of experience with the last 9 on hydrogen at IRENA, McKinsey and the Joint Research Centre. His work integrates technical, economic, and policy perspectives to assess how hydrogen can support decarbonisation across sectors. Herib earned his PhD from the University of Groningen in 2019, graduating cum laude for his research on the potential role of hydrogen in the future EU energy system. His dissertation, titled “Hydrogen potential in the future EU energy system: A multi-sectoral, multi-model approach”, examined where hydrogen is most needed, how it can be cost-effectively deployed, and how uncertainties in technology and markets affect system dynamics. At the IEA, Herib has contributed to work on stock taking informing UNFCCC COP meetings, country-level support and decarbonisation of various energy sectors with an emphasis on hydrogen.