In an effort to have the Renewables Directive not apply to hydrogen and “low-carbon” fuels, seven EU nations have written to the Commission. Spain, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Portugal are the countries that have participated.
Uruguay, the country with the second-highest percentage of variable renewable energies (such as solar and wind) in the world’s electricity generation, was one of the special guests at the most recent international conference on renewable energies, which was held in Madrid at the end of February.
Fuel cells based on hydrogen are highly effective and energy-efficient. Because only water and electrical energy are created when hydrogen combines with oxygen, they don’t release any toxic emissions.
In the Wesel neighborhood, green hydrogen will be promoted.
The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project will be established in Victoria thanks to a commitment of A$2.35 billion from the Japanese government through its Green Innovation Fund.
The “hydrogen power bidding market system,” a crucial component of the Yoon Seok-Yeol government’s hydrogen economy program introduced last year, has sparked a lot of interest from the business community.
A landmark piece of legislation containing $369 billion in investment to combat climate change was approved by the White House in August. An important tax credit in that historic law was one for producing hydrogen in environmentally friendly ways.
The European Union is laying up a new legal framework for green hydrogen with the expectation that by 2030, electrolyzers will be widely used and connected to sources of renewable energy.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates attaining net-zero targets by 2050 will require 520 million tonnes of hydrogen. This requires lots of equipment and electrolysers.
The Commission welcomes the Roadmap on hydrogen standardization published today by the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.
