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A new European clean hydrogen lobby group is calling on the EU to “redesign” subsidy schemes to prioritise “industrially anchored” projects as developments struggle to reach final investment decisions (FIDs).
The European Resilience Alliance for Clean Hydrogen & Derivatives (ERA) was launched at the European Parliament on Tuesday (14 April), calling for more support to close the gap between project ambitions and real-world deployments.
The CEO-led initiative was formed by grid operators Enagás, Fluxys, Gasgrid Finland, Nordion Energi, OGE, and SEFE, and industrial and energy players Moeve, RWE, Stegra, and Thyssenkrupp.
The group published a whitepaper which said less than 7% of European hydrogen projects had reached FID, blaming fragmented implementation of rules, complex green hydrogen criteria, high electricity costs, insufficient demand, and infrastructure uncertainty.
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