The European Parliament adopted a new set of laws on Thursday (11 April) to transition Europe’s gas markets and infrastructure to hydrogen and pave the way for the eventual creation of an independent hydrogen grid development body.
EU legislators on Friday (8 December) struck a political agreement on the final piece of the Union’s hydrogen policy, establishing a grid planning body that will gradually become independant from existing gas network operators.
As the European Union finalises its hydrogen and gas rulebook, key issues remain on how to remunerate network operators for building and maintaining Europe’s future hydrogen grid.
To meet clean-energy targets, Europe needs to train up a whole new workforce.
A group of gas grid operators on Wednesday (12J uly) presented their plan for Germany’s main hydrogen transport network that ought to be constructed by 2032, although the government has shown little interest in funding it.
The hydrogen industry is cautious about making final investment decisions in Europe as EU regulators struggle to complete the bloc’s regulatory puzzle.
