EU claims central role in global H₂ market

The European Commission has set out a detailed import-oriented strategy to shape the development of the hydrogen economy well beyond its borders

The European Commission’s hydrogen strategy, unveiled in July to support its broader green deal roadmap, aims to align the EU’s natural gas consumption with its 2050 climate-neutrality ambition. While it confirmed a bias for green hydrogen, created using renewable power, it is amenable to blue hydrogen projects, where CO₂ is captured and stored, at least for the time being. The EU executive also hopes to raise neighbouring countries’ interest in renewable and low-emission hydrogen production to further its global climate goals while boosting the bloc’s role in the commercialisation of the fuel. The Commission explained in a study that, while the 2050 potential for EU hydrogen production “lar