Looser state aid rules aim to stoke clean tech demand
A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.
A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.
And green hydrogen might get more preferable treatment than low-carbon hydrogen.
EU rules to stop coal-powered ‘green’ hydrogen are increasingly coming under fire.
“Europe will take a first step and clear rules will be established for low-carbon hydrogenโ
The proposed fund would mirror the EU’s existing ‘Hydrogen Bank’, but with key differences.
Denmark will go “all in” to rapidly scale up offshore wind, Energy Minister Lars Aagaard said on Friday.
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The European Commission’s policy plans point to growth even as it tries to hold on to ambitious climate goals.
A stable regulatory environment, international cooperation and more focus on hydrogen derivatives are key for Europe to scale its hydrogen market for priority end uses.
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There is no net zero scenario which does not include clean and sustainable hydrogen for hard to abate sectors, transport, and energy storage.
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POLITICO spent the afternoon on a soon-to-be-abandoned North Sea gas plant that’s hoping to ditch fossil fuels with government help.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element on Earth, and we must scale up production of this zero-carbon fuel to meet climate targets. But there are several key factors that will be critical to further developing the hydrogen value chain that Europe needs.
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Make green steel mandatory for cars produced for sale in Europe, argues a coalition of steelmakers, hydrogen producers and the think-tank T&E.
โWe have the land, we have the resources, we have a very strong industry value chain as well as the public and institutional support,โ Arturo Gonzalo, the CEO of Spainโs gas grid operator Enagas, told Euractiv.
Europe needs low-carbon hydrogen, but thereโs also a push to develop renewable gases and to incentivise the right infrastructure. Energy resilience requires all options to be on the table.
President-elect Donald Trumpโs victory is roiling the opening day of the global climate talks.
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Renewable hydrogen made in Europe from the wind-swept waters of the North Sea offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a new pillar of European energy resilience, while also boosting Europeโs industrial competitiveness.
Trump may cut Europe out of Americaโs subsidy splurge, but EU industries aren’t seeing many benefits yet anyway.
โThe EU cannot win a subsidy race with the US and China,โ the groups says, as the EU currently โlacks the fiscal firepower to outspend its global competitors.โ
Renewable hydrogen projects were among the winners of a โฌ4.8 billion grant from the European Commissionโs Innovation Fund, but Germany has requested market rules are adjusted for renewable hydrogen.
The final construction plan is shorter and cheaper than initially projected โ leaving regional and municipal level experts worried about being left out.
Tougher on gas, softer on nuclear are key demands by Berlin and Paris for upcoming EU rules.
There are no hydrogen storage, transport, or production facilities available, the expert said.
A draft joint statement seen by POLITICO shows Gulf states rejecting a unified call to cease aid for Russia and crack down on sanctions evasion.
But political instability in France could be a stumbling block.
Green hydrogen is central to Europe’s energy transition, but it relies on potentially dangerous forever chemicals.
Laying out key priorities for the EU’s upcoming Clean Industrial Deal, German Economy State Secretary Sven Giegold on Monday (30 September) wants the Commission to prioritise renewable energy, taking a tough line on nuclear power and Franceโs targets.
The European Commission is now close to finalising the long-awaited EU definition of low-carbon hydrogen after announcing a final four-month public consultation on Friday (27 September).ย
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After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
Untreated dossiers like hydrogen, nuclear energy, and carbon capture are piling up on the desks of absent ministers, as France remains without a government since the July elections. Industry fears this governmental paralysis puts the country’s energy a…
The EUโs road transport sector faces critical challenges. The IRU’s roadmap urges policymakers to enact supportive legislation to ensure the EU’s economic and environmental goals are met.
Analysts say the marketย is becoming more realistic, with severalย projects gettingย off the groundย
The European Commission approved Diederik Samsom’s job with a gas network operator, albeit under “clear conditions.”
Nuclear-friendly lawmakers and countries like France don’t want the EU’s potential next green chief to thwart an atomic revival.
Terrified Beijing may come to dominate yet another clean tech market, the EU aims to impose regulations โ and is looking to Japan for help.
Potentially massive quantities of naturally produced hydrogen were discovered in France last year. Since then, prospectors across Europe have been on the lookout for more deposits and are calling for greater public support for their efforts.
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Italy will host an event in the autumn to present a network to transport hydrogen from the southern Mediterranean to northern Europe, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday, saying Switzerland could also be involved.
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Teresa Ribera, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain understands the advantages of a multi-modal energy system encompassing renewable gases like hydrogen.
Bloc unlikely to meet โoverly ambitiousโ goals for clean fuel despite โฌ18.8bn in funding
The European Court of Auditors has criticised the European Commission for setting unachievable hydrogen production and import targets for 2030, while praising its swift adoption of the market rulebook, in a new report published on Wednesday (17 July).
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As the UK races to meet ambitious climate targets, Equinorโs carbon capture solutions could revitalize industrial regions while dramatically reducing CO2 emissions.
The German hydrogen funding vehicle H2Global has contracted an UAE-linked firm for a quarter million tonnes of hydrogen for โฌ200 million, to be delivered from 2027.
A recent study published in April 2024 by Artelys and Frontier Economics reveals that achieving the 2030 ambitions set by REPowerEU in a cost-effective way would require 45 TWh of Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS).
As the dust settles around EU election results and Brussels looks towards the EU’s incoming leaders, one last policy hurdle sits on the desks of energy officials: a definition of low-carbon hydrogen.
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The designated European Commission president is being heavily lobbied by the European hydrogen industry to ringfence the EUโs upcoming โฌ1.2 billion hydrogen subsidy auction to favour EU producers.
European manufacturers of hydrogen equipment have urged the European Union to step in to help the industry compete with cheaper Chinese producers, in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday (1 July).
They want โmade in Europeโ requirements to protect regionโs hydrogen equipment manufacturing industry
New facility is aimed at smaller projects that would otherwise struggle to find cover
Green Deal architect Diederik Samsom says he regrets failing to tell the European Commission he was going to work for Gasunie.
Diederik Samsom, a former top aide to Frans Timmermans, will join Gasunie supervisory board next month.
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Once seen as a flexible โSwiss Army Knifeโ fuel, there is now more realism about which sectors might adopt the clean-burning gas
Production of the metal is responsible for up to 9 per cent of global COโ emissions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promises to focus on renewable energy and hydrogen potential as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits Berlin on Tuesday.
After having spent years on hydrogen, policymakers should now focus on the direct electrification that could deliver 90% of process heat by 2035, argues a new study by think-tank Agora Industry.
How the EU addresses the climate crisis has been high up the political agenda in the approach to this weekโs elections. But there are two sectors that continue to fly under the radar in the blocโs pursuit of decarbonisation: shipping and aviation.
G7 countries have only 10 years left to act on their commitment to reach net-zero emissions power systems.
Several European hydrogen players have signed cooperation agreements with their Japanese counterparts amid an EU visit to Tokyo โ where tackling Chinaโs clean tech dominance is becoming a priority.
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Between Thursday 23 May and Tuesday 28 May more than โฌ5.3 billion of funding for French industry was announced by government and commercial investors, boosting the country’s drive to revitalise and decarbonise its industrial base.
BERLIN, May 29 (Reuters) – Germany’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft bill to allow carbon dioxide capture and storage for some industrial sectors as Europe’s biggest economy aims to become carbon neutral by 2045 while keeping heavy industries, go…
The EUโs electrolyser manufacturers are under pressure from China amid the blocโs flagging hydrogen ambitions, putting pressure on politicians to consider shielding the nascent industry using the bloc’s new industry law.
Policymakers and industryโs love for green hydrogen – has cooled in recent months. Teething problems have made clear that this new industry is incapable of scaling up overnight
Senior socialist EU lawmaker Jens Geier says the EUโs newest set of low-carbon hydrogen standards will be challenging, and Brussels will need to prepare industry-specific support programmes.ย
The Franco-German parliamentary assembly is set to adopt a declaration advising Paris and Berlin to mend their differences in energy policy and begin moving on hydrogen and geothermal.
Long-haul trucking is considered one of the hardest activities to decarbonise.ย Industry experts differ on whether the solution is hydrogen trucks โ which are less efficient but have greater range – or battery electric trucks, which will be cheaper to r…
Congress gave Biden a historic sum to green the economy, revive manufacturing and fix crumbling infrastructure. But most of it is unspent.
The European Commission announced on Tuesday (30 April) the winners of its first auction to allocate subsidies for hydrogen production, with most of the โฌ720 million awarded going to projects in the Iberian peninsula.
Rome has no reason to oppose EU sanctions targeting Russian LNG, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin says.
President Ilham Aliyev used a Berlin climate speech to push for major foreign investments to boost its natural gas exports to Europe.
Here’s what you need to know about the French president’s wide-ranging address on Thursday.
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As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.
The European Commission has published its stocktake of the Clean Transition Dialogues, in which the it engages with industry and social partners to support the implementation of the European Green Deal.
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.
On Thursday, MEPs adopted plans to facilitate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, into the EU gas market.Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
The implementation of the EUโs carbon pricing scheme for road transport is crucial to drive the business case for electric and hydrogen trucks, Martin Lundstedt, CEO of the Volvo Group, told Euractiv in an interview.
The EU replaced Russian energy with U.S. supplies after Moscow launched a war. Now people are wondering: Is Europe too dependent on America?
Environmentally minded Tories fear losing influence after the general election.
The industry asked the European Commission for urgent help to keep factories open as layoffs begin.
Will hydrogen become the new petrol? Does it pollute? How much does it cost? To answer these questions, we talk to Rosalinde van der Vlies, the Director of Clean Planet in DG Research and Innovation at the European Commission.
Romania is leading EU efforts on small-scale reactors that could make the bloc a clean tech leader. But so far, they remain unproven.
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The German government is looking beyond Europe to supply hydrogen in coming years, and has agreed a task-force with Algeria to facilitate the framework for imports.
UK opposition party’s pledge to spend ยฃ28 billion a year on a cleaner economy ditched after months of dithering.
The fossil fuel expansion is needed to ensure long-term energy security, according to industry and the government.
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An alliance of German steelmaking states have put their weight behind a global sustainable steel club that the US hopes will reduce China’s ability to undercut European and American markets, and welcomed the support for the industryโs green transition.