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More than a week after missing its own deadline to propose changes to the EU’s green hydrogen rules, the European Commission is facing calls from industry to fast-track amendments by the end of 2026 to avoid further delays to investment.
In a letter to Commission officials, hydrogen and e-fuel groups, including Hydrogen Europe and the eFuel Alliance, called for strict additionality and hourly matching rules to be delayed until 2035, along with grandfathering protections for early movers.
At the end of April, the Commission confirmed it would propose a of its renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) rules in Q2 2026.
Under the current rules, from 2028, green hydrogen producers would need to source renewable electricity from new, unsubsidised assets, located in the same grid zone, with operation matched on a monthly basis. From 2030, matching would become hourly.
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