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Different concerns limit renewable hydrogen development in Europe

Anela DoksoBy Anela Dokso05/01/20233 Mins Read
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Political delays, financial uncertainties, and supply chain concerns are limiting renewable hydrogen project development in Europe.

After the European Parliament voted to repeal the European Commission’s renewable hydrogen policy framework, developers delayed final investment decisions in September. After worries that severe additionality and temporal correlation regulations would discourage investment, the industry awaited updated plans in late December.

In September, the European Parliament amended the proposed Renewable Energy Directive, overruling the Delegated Act and removing the additionality criteria. Industry associations first hailed that, but project developers subsequently halted investment owing to increasing uncertainty.

Of 29.7 million mt of production, just 0.3% is operating, approved, or under development, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights’ clean hydrogen project database. By 2030, the EU wants 10 million mt of renewable hydrogen output and 10 million of imports. S&P Global analysts estimate 4.5 million mt/year of European output and imports by 2030.

Hydrogen Europe stated that if the Parliament and Commission can’t agree on the Delegated Act, rules in the RED legislation might cause delays and a fragmented market as EU member states transpose them.

Once regulatory uncertainty is resolved, Hydrogen Europe Chief Policy Officer Daniel Fraile expects 2023 to be the year of final investment choices for Europe’s first significant hydrogen projects.

Over summer, the US introduced the Inflation Reduction Act, which provided clean hydrogen producers with up to $3/kg in subsidies.
Industry representatives in the EU and UK warned of a cash, skills, and technology exodus from Europe as investors and project developers turned their attention to the US.

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Europe’s renewable hydrogen projects are also more expensive due to supply chain issues and rising energy prices.

With fluctuating raw materials costs, hydrogen fund Hy24 CEO Pierre-Etienne Franc stated engineering, procurement, and construction offers were delayed.

With increased debt burdens and no possibility of decreasing costs, Franc warned interest rates above 4% would make project finance impossible for certain businesses. By 2025-26, the EU had approved 3 GW of renewable hydrogen production capacity, and Hy24 had raised Eur2 billion ($2.1 billion) in October to deploy the fund over five to six years.

The European Commission has proposed a Eur3 billion hydrogen bank to promote demand in line with REPowerEU’s 2030 ambitions, and a trickle of Important Projects of Common European Interest has been certified to receive state funding, unlocking investment decisions.

Potential

The Hydrogen Council’s Wilson added that if legislative clarity is achieved, low-carbon and renewable hydrogen projects in Europe will be ready for rapid deployment.

The industry group’s October analysis, “Global hydrogen flows: hydrogen commerce as a major facilitator for efficient decarbonization,” concluded that 65 million mt of hydrogen may be carried long distance by 2030, out of a 140 million mt market. Based on net-zero demand growth, the values were calculated.

S&P Worldwide analysts predict 8.7 million mt/year of global trade and 103 million mt/year of consumption by 2030. Pipeline shipments will dominate trade by 2030, with early green ammonia and methanol shipments. Germany’s H2Global initiative is tendering green ammonia for 2024 delivery.

400 million mt/year of hydrogen and its derivatives might be traded internationally by 2050. Trade may save $6 trillion by 2050 by cutting hydrogen supply costs by 25%.

Industry announced about a third of the $750 billion needed by 2030 to meet clean hydrogen ambitions and net-zero emissions by midcentury.

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