Hydrogen and the RED Delegated Acts

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

On May 20th the European Commission published two delegated acts which are essential to complete the definition of RFNBOs (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin) and hence to determine the role renewable hydrogen will play in EU decarbonization. In concrete: Delegated act on the methodology setting out the rules for the production of RFNBOs. Delegated act […]

Hydrogen: State of play of the regulatory framework

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

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 […]

Certification of hydrogen and hydrogen-based end products

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

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 […]

The inclusion of hydrogen in the EU CBAM

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

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, Belgium

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, Belgium

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, Belgium

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 […]

Renewable hydrogen: what way forward?

ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

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 […]

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 […]