MEPs loosen green hydrogen production criteria

Amendment would allow renewable hydrogen to be produced from the grid if producers secure PPAs for renewable energy

The European Parliament has voted through an amendment to the Renewable Energy Directive that loosens the requirements for hydrogen to be considered renewable. Under a previous delegated act proposed by the European Commission, hydrogen production had to be powered by a dedicated renewable energy asset for it to be considered a renewable source of the fuel. If the electrolyser used to create the hydrogen was connected to the general grid, it would have to be powered by a renewable asset in the same or adjacent geographical bidding zone that was generating power during the same one-hour period the hydrogen was produced. Under the new rules, renewable hydrogen can be produced from grid-sourced