Building a European renewable hydrogen economy requires a full value chain approach with a prime focus on the sectors that would benefit most from this solution, according to the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition.
The coalition – launched by WindEurope, SolarPower Europe and Breakthrough Energy in November last year – made the call in its Policy Charter released today.
The charter lays out the crucial policy foundations to enable the scaling up and market uptake of renewable hydrogen produced via electrolysis and renewable electricity, the coalition said.
In order to boost the hydrogen economy renewable-based electrification should be prioritised and accelerated where possible, while priority sectors should be identified to form the bulk of EU’s future demand for renewable hydrogen and derived e-fuels.
Faster renewables permits and stronger grids essential to green hydrogen progress, coalition says
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EDP, Iberdrola and BayWa r.e. are among the signatories of a new charter that calls on Europe to “accelerate and massively deploy” additional renewables capacity to support the continent’s green hydrogen ambitions.
The charter from the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition – which was founded by SolarPower Europe and WindEurope last November – said this ramp-up entails strengthening and modernising EU grids as well as accelerating and standardising permit procedures for the deployment of clean energy projects.
The coalition brings together trade bodies, start-ups, investors, companies and industrial offtakers with an ambition to make Europe the world leader in renewable hydrogen.