Hydrogen: State of play of the regulatory framework

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles

This meeting intends to focus on key pieces of legislation (i.e. revision of the RED and the recently proposed RED Delegated Acts, the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market package, the EU ETS and CBAM). This meeting will start with a presentation by ERCST, outlining some of the key developments in the hydrogen regulatory framework in […]

(Carbon) Contracts for Difference: Priorities and Red Lines for the EU Scheme

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This workstream aims to bring together stakeholders, including policymakers and industry on a regular basis to discuss substantive issues around the topic of (C)CfDs, informed by original intellectual input from ERCST. (C)CfDs are discussed as one of the most promising alternatives to foster the deployment of low-carbon industrial technologies. However, it is still uncertain how […]

Certification of hydrogen and hydrogen-based end products

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles

This workstream aims to bring together stakeholders and policymakers on a regular basis to discuss substantive issues around the hydrogen policy and regulatory framework, informed by original intellectual input from ERCST. This meeting focused on the following issues: Why is certification of hydrogen and hydrogen-based products important? What is the relation between the different standards […]

The inclusion of hydrogen in the EU CBAM

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles

On December 13th the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement to introduce an EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Although not part of the initial European Commission Proposal, CBAM will also apply to hydrogen together with cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, and electricity. During this meeting we took stock of the implications […]

The inclusion of hydrogen in the EU CBAM, ERCST’s assessment

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles

On December 13th the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement to introduce an EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Although not part of the initial European Commission Proposal, CBAM will also apply to hydrogen together with cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, and electricity. During this meeting ERCST presented the assessment’s conclusions concerning […]

Hydrogen: State of play of the EU hydrogen policy & regulatory framework

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles

This workstream consists of a continuous series of meetings and accompanying publications which aim to bring together different stakeholders to take stock of key policy and regulatory developments of the EU hydrogen policy and regulatory framework identified by ERCST. It also aims to put forward recommendations and propose innovative solutions to existing policy and regulatory […]

The EU Hydrogen Market: Fit for investments?

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles

This was an in-person meeting.  During the previous ERCST hydrogen roundtable discussion, the different pieces of the EU H2 policy and regulatory framework were assessed, focusing on its readiness and capacity to adapt to different ambition levels. The discussion was also intended to explore if the framework has been completed or whether there are still […]

Renewable hydrogen: what way forward?

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles

This was a public hybrid event under Chatham House rules In the last consultation organised by ERCST, stakeholders identified a number of barriers to the uptake of renewable hydrogen. On the cost competitiveness side, renewable hydrogen in the EU still faces challenges in competing with hydrogen produced from fossil fuels, as well as with competing […]

State of the European Hydrogen Market – Stakeholder consultation

This meeting was intended as a stakeholder/expert workshop with a small group of invited stakeholders who brainstormed on the outline and content of the 2024 State of the European Hydrogen Market Report. The State of the European Hydrogen Market Report is intended as a “snapshot” providing information on the development of the European hydrogen economy […]

European Hydrogen Bank: A Game Changer?

Venue: the event took place at the Mission of Norway to the EU, Rue Archimède 17, Brussels. In recent consultations conducted by the ERCST, stakeholders expressed concerns about the current structure of the Hydrogen Bank's auction and the scope of eligible offtakers. The discussions highlighted two primary issues: - Exclusion of CCS Retrofitting - Requirements […]

State of the European Hydrogen Market – Stakeholder consultation

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, 1000 Bruxelles

This meeting was a focus session where the project team received the feedback of the stakeholders on a detailed presentation of the draft contents of the 2024 State of the European Hydrogen Market Report. The State of the European Hydrogen Market Report aims to provide a "snapshot" of the development of the European hydrogen economy […]

2024 State of the European Hydrogen Market Report – Launch Event (Public Event)

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, 1000 Bruxelles

This was an in person event. “Important! Online participation was only allowed for attendees located outside Brussels” *registrations are closed. This was the launch event of the 2024 State of the EU Hydrogen Market Report. During this event the report was presented by the authors and discussed by commentators. This is the first annual report […]