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An end to EU green illusions
EU industry and politicians are pushing back against the bloc’s green agenda. Meanwhile, Brussels’ transatlantic trade deal with Washington could consolidate US energy dominance
EU under fire over blue hydrogen definition
Gas industry and EU politicians pile pressure on European Commission to provide more regulatory certainty on emissions calculations
Letter from London: Hydrogen’s souffle moment
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Europe should partner with China in clean hydrogen race
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Letter on hydrogen: Bankable business?
Pressure is growing on developers to prove the bankability of their projects in a challenging market for green hydrogen
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A new standard for hydrogen, part 3
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A new standard for hydrogen, part 2
The sector needs a standard covering hydrogen quality for the entire value chain, but no single hydrogen quality covers the needs of all stakeholders
A new standard for hydrogen, part 1
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Wopke Hoekstra, EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth
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Stuart Penson
21 March 2025
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European green projects in scramble for subsidies

European Hydrogen Bank auction is four times oversubscribed, while industry remains on pause in US amid IRA subsidy uncertainty

The European Hydrogen Bank’s (EHB’s) second auction of green hydrogen subsidies was heavily oversubscribed as developers competed for long-term support to try to bridge the gap between persistently high production costs and the price offtakers are actually willing to pay. The latest auction drew 61 bids from projects in 11 countries in the European Economic Area. The total subsidies requested by bidders amounted to €4.8b ($5.2b), four times the allocated budget of €1.2b. Bidding projects represent a total capacity of 6.3GW of electrolyser capacity, implying an average of just over 100MW per project. “This continued appetite from our industry reinforces the development of a European mar

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