Hydrogen Europe

Hydrogen Europe is the European association representing the interests of the hydrogen industry and its stakeholders, while promoting hydrogen as a key enabler of a zero-emission society. The association brings together more than 600 members, 40+ EU regions, and 30+ national associations.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the opportunity by the European Commission to provide input to such timely and important matter: the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDAA) can play a decisive role in this process. Hydrogen is expected to play an essential role in decarbonising energy-intensive industries (EIIs) along with transport and long-term storage.

The Renewable Energy Directive II (RED) revision proposal brings the EU one step closer to becoming a global leader in renewable hydrogen development by adding to EU’s ambition on renewable energy in the form of electricity and hydrogen. We welcome the approach of focusing solely on renewable hydrogen in this framework and underline a level playing field between all clean technologies needs to be ensured.

Response to Roadmap Feedback: EU renewable energy rules – review About Hydrogen Europe Hydrogen Europe is the European association representing the interest of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry and its stakeholders. We promote hydrogen as the enabler of a zero-emission society.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the European Commissions aim to strengthen the European value chain for the extraction, processing and recycling of the critical raw materials that are key for clean techs and, more broadly, the overall transformation of the energy system.

Hydrogen Europe is the European association representing the interest of the hydrogen industry and its stakeholders and promoting hydrogen as an enabler of a zero-emission society. With more than 400+ members, including 25+ EU regions and 30+ national associations, we encompass the entire value chain of the European hydrogen and fuel cell ecosystem.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the opportunity to respond to this public consultation on European climate law – achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and fully supports the EU objective of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Meeting the EU’s long term climate and energy goals and realising the promise of the Green Deal means carbon free power and energy.

Hydrogen Europe welcomed the high ambition of the Commission’s Fit for 55 package, and calls on the European Parliament and the Council to keep those objectives. In order to achieve those overarching goals however, we need to push for a regulatory framework that incentivises the shift towards more sustainable and low-carbon solutions, while promoting “carbon content as the new currency”.

The progressive phasing out of ETS free allowances and phasing in of a WTO-compliant CBAM: a necessity for stepped-up decarbonisation while providing for an international level-playing field In the EU ETS revision and CBAM proposals, Hydrogen Europe welcomes: • The planned decreasing share of free allowances; • The eligibility of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen to free allowances; • The introduction of…

Hydrogen has seen an unprecedented development from an innovative niche technology to a systemic element in the EU’s efforts to transition to a climate neutral society in 2050. In the future energy system, renewable energy producers will be faced with an important choice: how to deliver renewable energy most cost-effectively and whether to deliver it as electricity or as hydrogen.

Hydrogen Europe stands for reforming carbon markets to enable a liquid, sustainable and affordable hydrogen market. A revised, more ambitious EU ETS will be an essential for deep decarbonisation. In this context, carbon content of energy carriers should become the “new currency” of the EU economy, as well as the basis for a stable economic recovery.

Hydrogen Europe welcomed the high ambition of the European Union’s Green Deal and the heightened importance given to sustainability and decarbonisation goals. It is essential now that the co-legislators and the Commission keep this ambition and define a regulatory framework that incentivises the shift towards more sustainable, zero- and low-carbon solutions in industrial sectors.

Taxing fuels based on their environmental performance and broadening the scope of taxation: positive steps to make the ETD a key lever to establish price parity between clean and fossil fuels In the revision proposal, Hydrogen Europe welcomes: • the inclusion of hydrogen under the scope of taxation, recognising the role hydrogen can play in many end-uses, including as a heating and motor fuel; • the possible…

The purpose behind imposing excise duties (on energy products, on tobacco and alcohol) is to impose a levy on harmful behaviour, to internalise external costs and to incentivise consumers to adopt a more societally beneficial pathway. With this intervention logic in mind, we fully support the European Commission’s problem definition outlined in the Inception Impact Assessment under public consultation.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the design of the post-2030 renewable energy framework. The EU has made significant progress in expanding the share of renewable energy and initiating a renewable hydrogen economy. However, deployment remains well below strategic ambitions.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment to the European Climate Law. The European hydrogen industry agrees with the European Commissions strong ambition, standing by its commitment to a 90% emission reduction by 2040, compared to 1990 levels.

According to Hydrogen Europe*, the NZIA proposal is an important tool to address some key bottlenecks for the scale-up of hydrogen technologies and uses needed to decarbonise the EU economy while diversifying and securing alternative sources of energy supplies, via accelerated permitting procedures, facilitation of public and private financing, and access to market and skills development, amongst others.

Hydrogen Europe would like to present the following recommendations regarding the recent proposal on the review of the CO2 Emission Performance Standards for cars and vans: 1) Maintain the positive aspects of the proposal, such as the level of ambition for the personal cars segment. 2) Ensure correct differentiation between the personal cars and light commercial vehicles (vans).

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the European Commission’s objective to fully align energy markets to the ambitions of the Green Deal. Indeed, the EU Strategy for Energy System Integration and the Hydrogen Strategy set ambitious targets with a view to developing a secure, safe and affordable hydrogen economy in Europe.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the opportunity to give feedback to the Grids package call for evidence. Access to a viable and functioning network for hydrogen and its derivatives is not only essential for the development of a European low-carbon and renewable hydrogen economyit is also a cornerstone of a more flexible, sustainable, autonomous, secure, resilient and competitive European energy system.

Hydrogen Europe recommends the following key points to improve to truly unlock the synergies of the new Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR): 1. Ensure that the proposal acts in unison with other proposals of the Green Deal that drive demand for clean solutions in road, waterborne, and aviation sectors. 2.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the upcoming revision of the Directive 2014/94/EU on the Deployment of Alternative Fuel Infrastructure, especially in light of the European Green Deal and its aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions upcoming Aviation Strategy. The upcoming Aviation Strategy is an opportunity to present a clear roadmap to decarbonise the aviation sector and live up to the EUs climate ambitions.

Hydrogen Europe recommends the following points regarding the recent proposal of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation: 1. Increase the level of ambition with a dedicated, realistic target for the adoption of RFNBO’s in the aviation sector by 2025 and, overall, higher targets and a more even growth trajectory after 2030. 2. Reconsider the practical implementation of additionality principle criteria. 3.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the ReFuelEU Aviation initiative designed to increase uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and thus reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation sector. The initiative is both timely and needed. It's also commendable that the Commission sees a place for both biofuels as well as electro-fuels produced from low-carbon hydrogen.

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the Electrification Action Plan (EAP) as a key step to integrate Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and deliver on decarbonisation and resilience objectives. However, true RES integration and decarbonisation require a multi-energy system approach: By diversifying energy carriers and placing system integration at the core of system planning, Europe can build a more future-proof, resilient, and…

We welcome the European Commissions initiative to gather evidence on CO transportation infrastructure and markets. Getting the framework right is essential to meeting Europes 2040 and 2050 climate goals and will strongly influence the trajectory of hydrogen deployment in the EU.

The DNSH principle comes from the EU Taxonomy, which requires that activities contributing to one environmental goal do not harm the others. However, evidence shows that similar DNSH concepts are applied inconsistently across programmes, resulting in divergent outcomes.

Hydrogen Europe is the European association representing the interest of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry and its stakeholders. We promote hydrogen as the enabler of a zero-emission society. With more than 160 companies, 78 research organisations and 23 national associations as members, our association encompasses the entire value chain of the European hydrogen and fuel cell ecosystem collaborating in the Fuel…

Hydrogen Europe welcomes the European Commissions consultation on the revision of the Governance Regulation, which comes at a pivotal moment for the EUs energy and climate policy framework. As the Union prepares its post-2030 governance architecture, strengthened competitiveness, resilience and security of supply must be integrated alongside the overarching decarbonisation objectives.

Hydrogen Europe recommends the following points regarding the recent proposal of the FuelEU Maritime Regulation: 1. Revise the loophole for electricity calculation in Annex I to account average grid intensity of the grid at port of call. 2.

Hydrogen Europe is the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. It currently represents more than 160 industry companies, 78 research organizations as well as 21 National Associations. The association partners with the European Commission in the innovation programme Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU).

Hydrogen Europe, the major European association representing the clean hydrogen industry, numbering over 600 members across the entire value chain, takes note of and broadly supports the main principles set out in the IPAEPMF position paper on the strategic stockpiling of Platinum Group Metals.

The EU policy should focus on low carbon and zero-emission technologies uptake as ways to tackle air pollution. Therefore, Hydrogen Europe would like to stress that promoting the adoption of low-carbon and zero-emission vehicles should be at the core of the EU strategy for tackling poor air quality which is a growing societal concern.

CEF-Energy 1) The rate of co-financing for electrolysers and hydrogen infrastructure should be 75% of the total eligible cost and should include studies and works of electrolysers. 2) Overall, the Commission should work on standardizing the selection process for PCIs and develop official guidelines for project promoters to submit their projects, the selection process should be more transparent, rapid, and the…

Hydrogen Europe stands for reforming carbon markets to enable a liquid, sustainable and affordable hydrogen market. A revised, more ambitious EU ETS will be an essential for deep decarbonisation. In this context, carbon content of energy carriers should become the “new currency” of the EU economy, as well as the basis for a stable economic recovery.

Hydrogen Europe stands for reforming carbon markets to enable a liquid, sustainable and affordable hydrogen market. A revised, more ambitious EU ETS will be an essential for deep decarbonisation. In this context, carbon content of energy carriers should become the “new currency” of the EU economy, as well as the basis for a stable economic recovery.