In the hydrogen battlefield, Europe tries to stay ahead of China
Terrified Beijing may come to dominate yet another clean tech market, the EU aims to impose regulations — and is looking to Japan for help.
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
EU auditors slam ‘politically driven’ 2030 hydrogen targets
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).
Von der Leyen urged to shield EU hydrogen industry, with focus on electrolyser producers
The designated European Commission president is being heavily lobbied by the European hydrogen industry to ringfence the EU’s upcoming €1.2 billion hydrogen subsidy auction to favour EU producers.
The case for a Green Capital Markets Union
Everybody talks about cleantech, including politicians who stress the need for more investment in green technologies. Yet, the reality is that we are at an all-time high when it comes to investments in gas, oil and even coal, writes Jorgo Chatzimarkakis.