1 January 1970
LEAK: Long-awaited EU rules on renewable hydrogen (“additionality”) expected 15 Dec
The rules that will govern the requirements for hydrogen to be certified as renewable, so-called additionality rules, are expected to be unveiled on 15 December by the Commission, which may leave little time for consultation with stakeholders.
Green, or renewable, hydrogen is produced by electrolysing water using renewable electricity. In order to ensure that electrolyser build-out results in extra renewables instead of usage of existing wind turbines and solar PV, “additionality” rules come into play.
A draft of the new rules seen by EURACTIV (included in the article) is set to be released on 15 December, according to Jens Geier, a social democrat from Germany in the EU parliament.