EU delays push back global FIDs
Uncertainty over how the largest demand centre for green hydrogen will define and certify the gas could impact export-focused projects
Delays to key EU policies clarifying the definition of ‘green’ hydrogen are preventing European developers from taking FIDs and potentially discouraging firm offtake agreements from international projects, according to speakers at the recent World Hydrogen Congress. As a bloc that has committed to 10mn t/yr of hydrogen imports by 2030, the EU presents a compelling demand centre for export-focused projects in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and Asia-Pacific. But delays on the certification of green hydrogen are becoming a barrier to development, according to Abdulrahman Anazi, senior energy specialist at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy. “Today, there is no certification system in pl
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