The EU Commission plans to bring forward the review of renewable hydrogen from July 2028 to the second quarter of 2026.

In a 22 April plan called AccelerateEU, the Commission said that “the slower than expected ramp up of the hydrogen market” is posing problems due to the US-Iran war. A leaked draft scheduled the review for June. The review was brought forward following complaints from member states and industry over the complexity of the 2023 rules. According to Fuel Cell Works, only four member states have succeeded into translating the rules into reality for industrial and transport use.

A public consultation on “the potential introduction of alternative approaches” to low-carbon electricity from nuclear power plants in the production of hydrogen is also expected by the end of June.

 

This was first reported by Contexte.