Industry alliance rebels against ‘all-renewable’ hydrogen
The EU’s draft hydrogen strategy focuses too heavily on hydrogen produced from renewable electricity, says an industry alliance bringing together major oil and gas companies, as well as the steel and ceramics sector.
A group of industries have rebelled against EU plans to prioritise renewables-based hydrogen, saying the fossil-based sort should also be promoted in order to ramp up production volumes in the early stages of development.
The EU’s current definition of “clean hydrogen” is too narrow and should be broadened, taking a technology-neutral approach, the group argues in a letter sent to the European Commission on Wednesday (24 June).
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Atlantis Viewpoint
Of course people from the fossil fuel industry will challenge the idea of clean hydrogen. We should really be aiming to meet 100% of hydrogen needs with clean energy sources.