Debate – Industrial Accelerator Act: will it be the signal for hydrogen demand to emerge?
This is an ONLINE event.
The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) is a core element of the Clean Industrial Deal, designed to accelerate the decarbonisation of Europe’s energy-intensive industries (EIIs). It aims to address three major challenges slowing industrial transformation: lengthy permitting procedures, high investment risks for clean industrial technologies, and insufficient demand for low-carbon industrial products.
Therefore, the IAA introduces measures to accelerate permitting procedures for industrial manufacturing and decarbonisation projects, create lead markets for strategic products through Union-origin and low-carbon requirements in public procurement and support schemes, establish conditions for foreign direct investment in emerging strategic sectors, and promote industrial activity through the designation of industrial manufacturing acceleration areas by Member States.
This event will discuss the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act which was published on March 4th 2026 and assess whether it can finally trigger hydrogen demand, strengthening industrial competitiveness and the EU’s climate-neutrality pathway.
